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"Investment strategy in the context of the new normal and fostering reform and innovation” will be the main topic of a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17.

The number of newly established firms reached an all-time high of around 15,000 in April, with total registered capital of 164.1 trillion VND (7.1 billion USD), according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Hanoi has built a plan to welcome foreign tourists in the new normal, which aims to ensure safety and contribute to the city’s tourism recovery and development, the municipal Department of Tourism announced on April 7.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has introduced a special video entitled “Vietnam: Travel to Love! Complete experience”, as part of its activities to mark National Tourism Year - Quang Nam 2022.

With nearly 500 historical monuments and famous landmarks, northern mountainous Tuyen Quang province has significant potential in historical, ecological, and community-based tourism. It is currently focusing on developing typical local products, accessing the domestic tourism market, and turning itself into a friendly and safe destination for tourists.

The 5K message issued by the Ministry of Health in August 2020 is no longer relevant in the “new normal”. In order to effectively prevent any further spread of COVID-19 and at the same time meet requirements for opening up and recovering its economy, Ho Chi Minh City is gradually adapting and flexibly changing the “5K message".

Vietnam is gradually shifting to a digital economy in which cross-border trading is becoming the core factor, an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) told a webinar on e-commerce held on March 22.

Positive signals of tourism seen in many localities during the Lunar New Year Holiday, and especially the decision to officially reopen tourism activities under the "new normal" state from March 15 are opening up many opportunities for the non-smoke industry to recover after a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

An article posted on the travel website Traveloffpath.com on March 17 highlighted the entry requirements that Vietnam is applying in the new normal context, saying Vietnam now seems to be the easiest country to enter in Southeast Asia.

The southern province of Kien Giang has actively implemented measures to enhance tourism service quality and develop new tourism products in preparation for the full opening of tourism in the new normal slated for March 15.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has said that it has finalised a plan to reopen tourism activities in the new normal.

Artisans in Bau Truc ancient pottery village of Cham ethnic people in the southern province of Ninh Thuan are striving to make breakthroughs in product quality, especially aesthetic value of their traditional goods, to meet consumers’ taste.

The tourism sector in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to the iconic UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay, is launching a series of measures to operate in a new normal condition, ensuring safety for visitors, according to local authorities.

European companies ended 2021 more positive and optimistic about Vietnam’s trade and investment environment, according to the Business Climate Index (BCI) announced by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) on January 27.

The COVID-19 pandemic might not end this year and business sectors could not fully recover, however, the situation will be more positive than 2021 thanks to the adaptation to ‘new normal’ conditions, said General Director Nguyen Thi Huong of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

After nearly two-year hiatus of international flights, with exceptions for returning citizens and foreign experts, the country’s aviation industry is facing its worst crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The tourism sectors of southern provinces and cities are exerting efforts to reform and diversify products to attract visitors while ensuring safety in the ‘new normal’, as the 2022 New Year and traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays approach.

The capital city has developed a series of tourism products based on its historical and cultural values in line with the current flexible and safe adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) announced on December 15 that it has become the first Vietnamese lender to sign a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Alibaba.com, a global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform of Alibaba Group, to support importers and exporters in the new normal.

Enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, the locality hardest hit in the fourth wave of COVID-19, have been adjusting to the “new normal” after around 100 days the city applied social distancing measures.