The Vietnam News Agency has selected the ten most significant global economic issues during the year.
Vietnam Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An and UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Edward Ward signed the free trade agreement between the two countries on December 29 in London. The two countries’ ambassadors were authorised to sign the deal as leading officials of the Vietnam Gov't and Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh were unable to travel to the UK to sign directly amid Covid-19.
The 2020 CPI rose by 3.23 percent from 2019 while basic inflation climbed by 2.31 percent annually.
The Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations convened a meeting in Hanoi on December 29 to review its performance over the course of 2020 and define tasks for 2021.
Vietnam’s economy is expected to move to the 19th position in the rankings of the World Economic League Table in 2035, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
An online conference between the Government and localities took place on December 28-29 to implement the 14th National Assembly’s resolution on socio-economic development tasks in 2021.
Vietnam is considered one of the 10 nations with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the world in 2020 and one of the 16 most successful emerging economies, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
The national strategy on road traffic safety for 2021-2030 period and a vision to 2045 aims to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by road traffic accidents annually by 5-10 percent in a sustainable manner.
Dubbed as “Ha Long Bay on land” with peaceful villages along the banks, Hoa Binh Lake is becoming an attractive tourism destination for visitors.
Twenty percent of Vietnam’s population will be 60 years of age or older within the next 20 years, resulting in the country experiencing an “elderly population crisis”.
Designer Minh Chau, who has been known for unique traditional Vietnamese longdress collections, presented his collection “Kim Lang” (Groom) for weddings at a catwalk show during the Vietnam International Fashion Week 2020.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 25 urged the Government Office to better its consulting role to the PM and the Government, firstly in preparations for the 13th National Party Congress.
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Theoretical Council has completed a pile of work in 2020, heard a meeting in Hanoi on December 25.
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place in Hanoi from January 25 to February 2, 2021.
The personnel preparations for the 13th national party congress have been carried out carefully through 12th-tenure Party Central Committee's sessions.
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place in Hanoi from January 25 to February 2, 2021.
More than 200 international flights have been conducted from April 10 to December 20, 2020 to bring Vietnamese citizens home during the Covid-19 epidemic.
The Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper held a special arts programme in honour of the Party in Hanoi on December 22 night.
Defence diplomacy is not only an external task of the Ministry of National Defence or the army but also associated with national independence, sovereignty, and interests of Vietnam, as well as security and peace in the region and the world.
The first human trial of COVID-19 vaccine Nanocovax began in Vietnam on December 17 with the first three volunteers. After 72 hours, they are in good health condition.