Coming to the end of a year like no other, Jacques Morisset, World Bank (WB) Lead Economist and Program Leader for Vietnam, has granted the Vietnam News Agency an interview about the economic snapshot of the country in 2021, as well as the economic scenarios in 2022.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam has proposed the Ministry of Transport increases the frequency of flights to Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan (China), given the great demand for returning home among the Vietnamese community abroad.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam said Hà Nội and HCM City’s COVID-19 requirements for foreign arrivals are inconducive to the planned resumption of regular international flights next year.

The southwestern province of Tay Ninh will allow tourists to visit Ba Den Relic Complex without paying entrance fees from January 1 to December 31 next year, according to Truong Van Hung, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The first extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly is scheduled to open via videoconference on January 4, linking with 62 delegations of deputies in centrally-run cities and provinces.

While Trương Thị Hồng Hà was busy in a field hospital as a volunteer psychology consultant for COVID-19 patients, her husband Ngô Xuân Điệp was at home working on the ‘Vaccine for Mental Health’ programme, which provides online mental healthcare.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the name of Quang Nam in the central province’s Tam Ky city on December 28.

Cooperation between the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Russian News Agency TASS has made important contributions to consolidating and developing the good relations between Russia and Vietnam, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Bezdetko Gennady Stepanovich has affirmed.

Famous songs by the late songwriter Trịnh Công Sơn, a talented artist in Vietnamese contemporary music, will be featured in a concert tour in HCM City on Thusday. 

More than 200 mobile medical groups in HCM City’s Thủ Đức city are making a major difference in providing medical care to 8,000 - 9,000 COVID-19 patients at home.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has signed a decision to recognise 23 more artefacts as national treasures.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday congratulated collectives and individuals with outstanding initiatives and achievements to contribute to the national socio-economic development in the context of the complicated COVID-19 pandemic.

Dozens of artists performed at a concert organised by the HCM City Music Conservatory to celebrate its 65th anniversary.

The first Congress of the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association of Bac Giang for the 2021-2026 tenure was held on December 28.

While witnessing a slight decrease in the number of transmissions, the capital Hà Nội again topped the list, for the tenth consecutive day, with 1,920 new cases.

Five countries including the United States, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Belarus, have recognized Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination certificates with specific criteria on the vaccine types, according to the foreign ministry.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision on the presentation of Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to revolution contributors and their families.

During the autopsy, doctors found that the victim had major bruises all over her body, as well as faded suture scars around her face.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission signed an agreement on coordination regulations in operations in Hanoi on December 28.