(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's export turnover hit 668.5 billion USD this year, up 22,6% year-on-year, mostly thanks to Vietnamese businesses’ effective use of free trade agreements, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

(VOVWORLD) - Despite COVID-19, the number of newly licensed FDI projects in Vietnam in 2021 increased 4% in value, even though they decreased 31% in number.

(VOVWORLD) - The fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is the key task of the fisheries sector in 2022, according to the Directorate of Fisheries. The agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said it will take uniform solutions to soon get European Commission’s "yellow card" warning removed.

(VOVWORLD) - Despite an economic growth rate of 2.58% in 2021, the lowest rate in 30 years, economists are optimistic about Vietnam’s economic rebound and growth in 2022. But this process depends much on Vietnam’s capability to contain the pandemic, they said.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s pomelo has received the green light to officially enter the US market in 60 days, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam.

(VOVWORLD) - Oravax Medical of Israel's Oramed Pharmaceuticals and the two Vietnamese firms signed a cooperation agreement to commercialize oral COVID-19 vaccine at an online ceremony on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam became the 53rd country in the world to achieve the goal of administering basic doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 70% of its population by Monday, said the website covidvax.live, which updates the rate of vaccination in the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City launched its first tourism week named “Ho Chi Minh City – The city I love” on Friday, which is expected to spur local tourism and socio-economic development as the city tries to coexist safely with the coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications to promote the application of IT and digital transformation as digital transformation affects every aspect of life.

(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony took place on Wednesday in Quang Binh province to mark the 110th birth anniversary of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap on August 25 and the 77th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese People’s Army on December 22.