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Vietnam's textile industry is working on adapting to new requests for materials traceability from international markets.

Vietnam has remained in the world’s top fastest-growing destinations, expanding 50 – 70% monthly, since the beginning of 2022, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

A Vietnamese national was among the six people who died on July 31 in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Savannakhet province in southern Laos, LaoPhatthana newspaper reported.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan received President and CEO of the AIA Group Lee Yuan Siong in Hanoi on August 1, affirming Vietnamese leaders’ readiness to create an optimal environment for foreign firms, including those from the US, to develop.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the Vietnam Electricity (EVN), and experts shared the view that power supply will be basically guaranteed this year, but the challenge is that demand is forecast to surge amid the post-pandemic economic recovery.

An electronic toll collection (ETC) system has been launched on Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway, the first route excluded in the North-South Expressway and the first connecting the capital city with the Northwestern region to operate the system.

Vietnam is gaining a stronger foothold in the EU market, though the COVID-19 wreaked havocs on both sides, after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020.

Revenue generated from tourism hit 11.9 trillion VND (509.85 million USD) in the first seven months of this year, a 2.7-fold rise year-on-year due to the strong recovery of tourism activities, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on August 1 to discuss measures to expand social housing facilities for workers and low-income earners.

Swimmers Le Thi Dung and Tran Quoc Phi added two more gold medals to Vietnam’s tally at the 11th ASEAN Para Games (APG) in Indonesia on August 1.

Ho Chi Minh City needs to develop a specific roadmap to improve access to public transport, limit the use of personal vehicles, and speed up progress of metro lines, BRT (bus rapid transit), and others, experts have said.

Swimmer Vo Huynh Anh Khoa on August 1 won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing ASEAN Para Games (APG) 2022 in Indonesia.

After two years of enforcement, the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has generated initial results, but rising inflation in the EU and the euro depreciation are affecting Vietnamese firms, requiring urgent solutions to those difficulties.

A street carnival with the theme “Take me to the sun” was organised on July 31 in Hoa Binh city of the province of the same name, attracting the attention of local residents and tourists.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 31 sent a dispatch to ministers, heads of ministry-level agencies and chairmen of the People’s Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities, asking for strengthened efforts in the management of prices of essential goods and services.

The recent fluctuations in the US dollar and Japanese yen have both positive and negative impacts on Vietnamese traders, according to experts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

The Hanoi Tourism Department is stepping up activities for the capital city to welcome more foreign visitors, whose number remained modest so far this year.

Port infrastructure fees for imported and exported goods transported by inland waterways in and out of Ho Chi Minh City are halved from August 1, in accordance with a resolution approved by the municipal People’s Council.

Since the beginning of the year, the real estate market has seen an uptick in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, including office, residential, and industrial projects.

The Vietnamese table tennis team, with careful preparation and new players, is determined to outdo their ASEAN-Para-Games (APG) achievements five years ago at the tournament’s ongoing 11th edition which kicked off on July 30 in Surakarta City, Indonesia.