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(13th Congress) – Foreign investors poured capital into 17 sectors, in which the processing and manufacturing sector took the lead with a total investment capital of nearly 5 billion USD, accounting for 49.6%, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
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(13th Congress) – The index in March inched up 1.16% compared the same period last year, the lowest rise since 2016, according to GSO.
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(CPV) - The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) held a press training conference on March 29 in Hanoi on communications for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People's Council at all levels for the 2021-2026 term for nearly 200 officials, reporters and editors of press agencies.
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Over 68,000 contestants participated in the first phase of the competency assessment examination, organised by the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM) at seven localities of HCM City, Da Nang city Ben Tre, An Giang, Khanh Hoa, Bac Lieu and Dak Lak provinces. on March 28, said the Nhan Dan newspaper.
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(13th Congress) - In 2021, the Swiss Embassy in Hanoi and the Swiss Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as the Vietnam Embassy in Bern, will hold a series of events and activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Switzerland (October 11), the Consulate General of Switzerland in Ho Chi Minh City has reported.
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With France moving to increase its wooden furniture imports, Vietnam has become the 10th largest supplier of this product to the fastidious market, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reported VOV News.
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The National Tourism Year 2021 is set to kick off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 20 in association with the Hoa Lu festival - one of Vietnam’s 100 national intangible cultural heritages, reported Vietnam News Agency.
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A surge in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) from the manufacturing sector in Vietnam due to COVID-19 pandemic, along with the orders that flowed in from around the world helped to buoy the country’s important garment-making industry with many manufacturers rejigging their facilities to produce PPE, Vietnam News Agency quoted an article on the forbes.com website.
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The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea (RoK), for the first time organised a dialogue between city leaders and RoK enterprises on March 25 to help them deal with difficulties in investment and business.
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(13th Congress) - Besides locations equipped with free wifi in 2020, Hanoi has approved free wifi for nine additional venues which are popular tourist destinations in 2021.