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March 15, 2023 marks one year of entering the "new normal" when the Government decided to fully open the economy from the successes of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

The resumption of supply chains - often likened to the "lifeblood" of commercial flow, has created a strong momentum in trade activities, helping promote Vietnam's imports-exports activities with many countries after a long period affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The national COVID-19 caseload rose to 11, 525,491 with 83 new cases recorded on January 4, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam's COVID-19 caseload rose to 11,522,927 with 177 new cases recorded on December 18, according to the Ministry of Health.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam held a roundtable discussion with the Secretariat of the Migration Health Working Group (MHWG) to discuss its 2023 priorities to raise public awareness of safe and healthy migration in adaptation with the new normal in Vietnam.

A new media campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic for the “new normal” was launched by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Hanoi on September 12, aiming to promote the theme “For a strong and healthy Vietnam”.

"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 reopening of theaters has brought about not only a great joy to audiences and artists, but also many anxieties about economic and safety problems.

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.