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Vietnam became a member of the Ramsar Convention in 1989. So far, nine wetlands in the country have been recognised as Ramsar sites – wetlands of international importance.

After being relatively stable last year, the foreign exchange rate of the Vietnamese dong against the US dollar is forecast to be under greater pressure in 2020 due to both internal and external headwinds.

Vietnam won two ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Awards (ASTA) at the 2020 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2020) which took place in Brunei from January 12 – 16.

A delegation of over 100 overseas Vietnamese (OVs) offered incense to Kings of the Ly Dynasty at the Do temple in Tu Son township, the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 18, as part of the “Homeland Spring 2020” programme.

Three cities in Vietnam have been presented with the ASEAN Clean Tourist Awards 2020.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said it will continue coordinating with concerned Vietnamese ministries and agencies to communicate with the US regarding the US Department of Treasury’s latest report on macroeconomic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a working session with the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on January 14.

It may take Vietnam two years to get upgraded to emerging market level from the current frontier market classification, VNDirect Securities Corporation said in its 2020 outlook.

The Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged firms to closely monitor the export of agricultural products to China to prevent goods getting stuck at border gates before and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

An additional 21 schools in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been recognized as meeting national standards.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the General Statistics Office (GSO) to improve macro-economic analysis and forecasting while addressing a conference to launch tasks for the sector this year in Hanoi on January 6.

The forestry sector will strive to earn 12.5 billion USD from exports in 2020, up 10 percent year-on-year, said Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) Pham Van Dien.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the year’s final regular cabinet meeting in Hanoi on December 31, focusing discussions on the institution and law building work.

The following are the top 10 events that shaped the development of the capital city of Hanoi as announced by the municipal Party Committee on December 27.

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways is scheduled to receive the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 3.

Capital difficulties are putting pressure on some banks struggling to meet the central bank’s Basel II deadline of early next year, but experts suggest the central bank should not delay the process.

Twenty hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have been rated as ‘good’ based on a set of criteria issued by the Ministry of Health, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Developing a farm-based economy with mass production has been defined as a key task by localities in the Red River Delta province of Bac Ninh as they look to become new-style rural areas.

Vietnamese businesses should prepare to deal with potential trade barriers that could arise early next year when the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) takes effect, experts have said.

Vietnam became a member of the Ramsar Convention in 1989. So far, nine wetlands in the country have been recognised as Ramsar sites – wetlands of international importance.