(VOVWORLD) - Businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have sped up production of goods for Tet, Vietnam’s lunar New Year festival. This year, partly because production has just resumed after a social distancing period for epidemic prevention and because of weak purchasing power and high production costs, businesses have been cautious in making production plans for Tet.

(VOVWORLD) - The 15th NA wrapped up its 2nd session last week after 16 days. A number of important decisions were made at the meeting to create a motivation for Vietnam’s economic recovery and development.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the guest of honor of this year's APEC CEO Summit, on Thursday confirmed Vietnam's commitment to work with other APEC economies to overcome pandemic difficulties and recover for an Asia-Pacific of peace, sustainability, and prosperity for all.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced retail chains and food services to adapt to a new situation. Many businesses in HCM City have given up investing in big stores with costly rent. They have integrated services into smaller stores and opened more branches in apartment and office buildings.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Education and Training has issued guidance for in-person learning during the pandemic, focusing on strengthening school health monitoring system.

(VOVWORLD) - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of poor people have become even more difficult. Many of them have been laid off and are falling into debt. Vietnam has implemented policies to help the poor improve their livelihood, get jobs, and access preferential credit, in addition to emergency aid.

(VOVWORLD) - Two consecutive years of being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges to businesses. The government and various sectors have built strategies and policies to help business recovery.

(VOVWORLD) - The NA will begin its Q&A session on Wednesday with 4 groups of issues: health; labor, invalids and social affairs; planning and investment; and education and training. The session will take place over the next two and half days.

(VOVWORLD) - The 28th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, hosted by New Zealand online, began on November 5th with the APEC Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting. The summit will create a new cooperative platform for development in the Asia-Pacific region, which contributes 60% of global GDP and 50% of global trade.

(VOVWORLD) - Digitalization is a trend of the 4th industrial revolution. During the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalization has helped improve competitiveness and smart production.