Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reportedby the Vietnam News Agency on May 5.
- There are promising signs for Vietnam and its economicrecovery this year, Caitlin Wiesen, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)representative in Vietnam has said.
In an interview granted to Vietnam Investment Review, theofficial also spoke highly of the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to putthe security and safety of the people as a priority during the pandemic,especially the government’s leadership in the rapid and equitable deployment ofCOVID-19 vaccines. The vaccination campaign has enabled the government to openup further for business and tourism, she said. Read full story
- Germany’snewspaper Finanzmarktwelt has run an article on Vietnam’s full reopening postthe COVID-19 pandemic, with rosy signs seen in all sectors.
According to the article, Vietnam faced a range ofdifficulties in the fight against the pandemic last year due to the spread ofthe Delta variant. However, the Southeast Asian nation has fully opened andshifted to living safely with the pandemic despite Omicron waves this year. Read full story
- Vietnam iscurrently a potential and attractive market to Monaco entrepreneurs, especiallythe more than 60 companies and investors of Monaco participating in an economicconference hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Monaco in collaboration with theMonaco Economic Board (MEB) on May 4.
Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang briefed participants on Vietnam’spotential, saying that the Southeast Asian country is one of the fastestgrowing and most dynamic economies in the region, witha coastline stretching more than 3,200 km, many seaports and majorinternational trade routes passing through. Read full story
- A project debutedon May 5 to support Vietnamese agencies in producing and utilising qualitypopulation data for the formulation and implementation of socio-economicdevelopment policies, strategies, and programmes.
Project VNM10P04, which is also meant to help with themonitoring of the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) inthe country, was launched by the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the UnitedNations Population Fund (UNFPA). Read full story
- The Ministry ofHealth (MoH) has asked the People's Committees of provinces and central-runcities to direct relevant agencies to suspend the application of domestichealth declaration (domestic travel, and at public places and restaurants) from0:00 am on April 30.
According to the ministry, the COVID-19 pandemic in thecountry has been brought under control nationwide with the number of infectionsand deaths significantly falling. Read full story
- Hanoi has completedpreparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games which will open in a week,according to the national SEA Games 31 organising committee.
The city is ready for the region’s largest sports event,Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports Do Dinh Hong toldreporters./. Read full story