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Vietnam is among top three nations leading the shift to renewable energy in Asia Pacific, according to the latest research from IHS Markit.

Many workers at a company in Binh Duong Province had been shocked when returning to work after Tet Holiday to find the company was closed.

The number of flight passengers decreased by 64.8% during the seven-day Tet Holiday compared to the previous Tet Holiday.

Vietnam posted an estimated trade surplus of 1.3 billion USD in January, according to a report recently announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Of the six ASEAN nations, only Vietnam posted an increase in exports for 2020, up 7 percent to 282.66 billion USD, according to The Straits Times.

Japan's economy grew at a slower 3.0% in the October-December quarter, government data showed Monday, as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on the world's third-largest economy.

Apart from challenges, many opportunities will be offered to the Vietnamese economy in 2021, experts have said.

Vietnam’s digital economy is expected to reach 43 billion USD by 2025, according to the e-Conomy Southeast Asia report from Google, Temasek and new partner Bain & Company.

The agriculture sector’s export target of 44 billion USD this year, set by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, is a high but feasible goal, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has said.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has decided to levy a temporary anti-dumping tax of 33.88% on sugar imported from Thailand.

While various businesses reported losses and difficulties, online shops have had a solid development in 2020.

HCM City Real Estate Association (HoREA) is optimistic that the real estate market in 2021 will see strong recovery and provide a large amount of accommodation for the city in the next 5-10 years.

Microsoft on Thursday lobbied for other countries to follow Australia's lead in calling for news outlets to be paid for stories published online, a move opposed by Facebook and Google.

The Vietnam Design Association – HCM City has launched the “VinFast Global Showroom Design Competition 2021” to find the most outstanding design idea for VinFast’s global showrooms.

The spread of COVID-19 around the world created difficulties for businesses in promoting their products and seeking new customers but many were prompted to change trade promotion strategies and adapt.

Many firms are worried about staff shortages after the Tet Holiday and have asked employees to not return home for Tet.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has decided to levy a temporary anti-dumping tax of 33.88% on sugar imported from Thailand.

Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery exports aim to reach US$60-62 billion by 2030, according to a master plan on promoting agro-forestry-fishery exports recently approved by the Prime Minister.

The Vietnamese railway sector has launched attractive discounts after large numbers of train tickets were returned due to the new Covid-19 outbreak.