VOV.VN - Alongside containing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has been advised to stabilise the macroeconomy, improve the local business climate, and ensure that public investment is strictly supervised and implemented in an effective manner in order to enhance the resilience of the economy, according to insiders.

The Association of Vietnamese in Macau (China) held a gathering on February 14 to welcome the Year of the Ox with the participation of local authorities and the expatriate community.

Some 72% of 1,200 Vietnamese youngsters and adolescents said they believe that in the next 15 years things will get better than they were before 2019, while 37% said they plan to run their own business, according to a report released recently by the British Council.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is set to bolster action while Vietnamese enterprises have been recommended to gear up preparations as more trade remedy investigations are expected in 2021.

VOV.VN - As of the morning of February 14 no Vietnamese casualties have been reported following a powerful earthquake hitting the coast of Fukushima, Japan, on the night of February 13.

VOV.VN - Although the Vietnamese film industry experienced plenty of ups and downs in 2020 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there are fresh hopes moving into the new-year.

VOV.VN - As the fastest-growing national brand last year, Vietnam has successfully affirmed its elevated status in terms of the global and regional playground, going from adapting to regulations to designing new rules.

The Embassy of Vietnam and a number of Vietnamese representative agencies and expats in Malaysia on February 12 offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh as a gesture to pay tribute to their root on the occasion of Tet (Lunar New Year).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang on February 10 held a consular visit in the form of teleconference and delivered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to Vietnamese fishermen who are being kept in a detention centre in Tanjungpinang. ​

VOV.VN - Due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many overseas Vietnamese are unable to return home this year to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, meaning that many are in the process of preparing for a traditional Tet abroad.