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☕️Afternoon briefing on February 21

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕️Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the VietnamNews Agency.  

- Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh attended the high-level session of the annual Vietnam Business Forum(VBF) in Hanoi on February 21 under the theme “Restoring the economy &Developing supply chain in the new normal”.
☕️Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the session (Photo: VNA)
Addressing the event, the PM stated that Vietnam will roll out measures torecover the supply chains as well as business and production activities, whilespeeding up administrative reform, and developing different factors servingproduction such as capital, land, resources and science-technology markets. Read full story

- Thebusiness community have put forward various recommendations at the VietnamBusiness Forum (VBF) 2022 on how to revive and sustainably develop the economyin the face of adverse impacts from the COVID-19.

Themed “Restoring the economy and developingsupply chain in the new normal,” the VBF was co-hosted by the Vietnam Chamberof Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Ministry of Planning and Investment, WorldBank (WB), and International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Hanoi on February 21. Read full story

- Retailpetrol prices continued to rise by nearly 1,000 VND per litre from 3pm onFebruary 21 following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry andTrade and the Ministry of Finance.

This is the fourth consecutive increase of petrolprices in 2022 and the fifth in a row, with total increase of nearly 3,500 VNDper litre. Read full story

- Vietnam’s seaports handled an estimated 117 million tonnes ofcommodities in the first two months of 2022, posting a year-on-year rise of 7percent, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administrative (VMA). Read full story

- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MoCST) has proposed to let foreign visitors test for COVID-19 using rapidantigen test kits and those who have negative testing results travel freelywhen they are in Vietnam, as the country plans to welcome foreign tourists backfrom March 15.Read full story

☕️Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 3First passengers in the Vietnam-Australia air route operated by Bamboo Airways (Photo: VNA)
- Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways operated the first flight connecting Ho Chi MinhCity and Melbourne in Australia on February 19-20. Read full story

- Vietnam’s U23football team are facing a serious personnel loss when more players have becomesuspected cases of COVID-19, posing a great challenge to the decisive matchagainst Thailand in the 2022 AFF U23 Championship. Read full story./.

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