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Vietnam is expected to be the fastest-growing e-commerce market in Southeast Asia by 2026, with e-commerce Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) reaching US$56 billion by 2026, 4.5 times the estimated value of 2021, according to a report by Facebook and

Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,531 new Covid-19 infection cases in 60 localities on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Phu Quoc Island District in the southern province of Kien Giang has just received the first group of foreign visitors after nearly two years of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The International Workshop on Active Ageing, Innovation and Application of Digital Technology in Care for Older persons in ASEAN was held in Hanoi on November 19 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United Nation Population Fund.

The HCM City Department of Health is seeking the Ministry of Health’s approval for shortening the quarantine period in dedicated facilities for Covid-19 patients.

Vietnamese representative Do Thi Ha has left the country for Puerto Rico to attend Miss World 2021.

The central city of Da Nang expects to continue measures to attract more MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, Event) travellers and delegations in the coming months.

Vietnam and Thailand will ramp up multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation to deepen their strategic partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay an official visit to Japan from November 22-25, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam held a memorial ceremony for more than 23,000 people who have lost their lives to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The domestic hospitality market is expected to recover strongly with the gradual resumption of domestic and international tourism, though the Ministry of Construction (MoC) warns that it might not all be plain sailing.

The State Bank of Viet Nam has allowed two mobile network providers to pilot mobile money service in a bid to reduce the use of cash nationwide.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to experience a cold snap which would be the strongest so far this year.

HCM City is seeking the Ministry of Health’s permission for the support of additional 100,000 doses of Molnupiravir, an anti-Covid-19 drug, amid the city’s rising new Covid-19 cases.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 9,625 new Covid-19 infection cases in 57 localities on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.

HCM City can now arrange to treat over 120,000 Covid-19 patients at a time according to Chief of Office of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai.

Three people died and one other was seriously injured after a car plunged off a mountain road in the northern province of Ha Giang on Thursday night.

A town in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has been severely inundated by heavy rains over the past few days.

Le Quang Liem, Vietnam’s leading chess player, on November 18 recorded an impressive victory over world No. 4 Armenian player Levon Aronian at the ongoing Tata Steel Chess India Rapid and Blitz Tournament.