Retail sales of consumer goods, services top 22 billion USD in May Business

Retail sales of consumer goods, services top 22 billion USD in May

Total revenue from retail sales of consumer goods and services in May was estimated at 519 trillion VND (22.09 billion USD), an increase of 1.5% over the previous month and 11.5% year on year thanks to the long holidays in the beginning of the month, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Localities asked to strengthen epidemic prevention during holidays Health

Localities asked to strengthen epidemic prevention during holidays

The Ministry of Health has asked authorities of provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide to pay special attention to strengthening the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic and other dangerous epidemics before, during and after the national holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, Reunification Day and May Day from April 29 to May 3.
Tourist number in Da Nang recovers to pre-pandemic level Travel

Tourist number in Da Nang recovers to pre-pandemic level

The number of tourists to the central city of Da Nang in the first three months of this year has recovered to the level recorded in the same period of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, according to Cao Tri Dung, Chairman of the Da Nang Tourism Association.
ASEAN seeks to reform decision making process ASEAN

ASEAN seeks to reform decision making process

Strengthening the effectiveness of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) institutions in terms of decision-making was the subject of discussion at the First Meeting of the ASEAN SOM Working Group on Decision Making Process (SOM WG on DMP) which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 21-22.
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea strengthen tourism cooperation World

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea strengthen tourism cooperation

Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said his ministry will collaborate with Skouw Cross-Border Post (PLBN), Jayapura, Papua, Chief Administrator Yan Numberi, for tourism and creative economy development in Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border.