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The 2022 “Mua xuan cho em” (Spring for Children) programme will target children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard a press conference in Hanoi on January 15.

The Government’s Office has issued a document conveying Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh’s direction on adjustments to a pilot programme on receiving foreign tourists.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has agreed to allocate 14.1 trillion rupiah (over 985 million USD) for four new schemes within the framework of the 2022 National Economic Recovery Programme.

Singapore's economy grew 7.2 percent in 2021, rebounding from its worst recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic since 1965, the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) reported on January 3.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on January 1 coordinated with authorities of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang city and Thua Thien - Hue province to hold ceremonies to welcome the first tourists to the localities.

The first extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly, which is to open on January 4 and close on January 11, aims to decide on timely fiscal and monetary policies for the implementation of the socio-economic recovery and development programme and remove legal obstacles for development, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 30.

The Cuc Phuong National Park kicked off an education programme on December 30 with a view to inspiring the love for nature in the community by helping them take part in the care, treatment, and health recovery for animals, especially the ones at risk of extinction.

Vietnam aims to strengthen the application of digital technology in publishing activities to increase the provision and popolarisation of knowledge, improving people’s literacy, boosting cultural growth and implementing national development orientations, according to a recently approved national book programme in the 2022-2026 period.

The Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs will focus on the implementation of the master scheme and the 2021-2030 national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas next year, heard a meeting held by the committee in Hanoi on December 29.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a programme to implement the movement of “All people stay united to build cultural life” in the 2021-2026 period.

To prepare for tourism reopening from January 1 next year, Laos is piloting a health and hygiene programme called LaoSafe in the tourism and hospitality sector in Vientiane capital.

The National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up its sixth session in Hanoi on December 21 after three and a half days of sitting.

The Korea Tourism Organisation in Vietnam (KTO Vietnam) held the Korea MICE Webinar on December 21 to promote outbound tours to the country on December 21, attracting over 500 travel, media agencies and enterprises from Hanoi and other localities.

The National Assembly Standing Committee approved its draft working programme 2022 during its sixth session in Hanoi on December 21.

The Viet Nam Pangasius Expo, held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia, has offered Australian visitors 100 virtual stalls of Vietnamese processed tra and basa (Pangasius) fish products.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on December 20 to discuss a draft Prime Minister's decision issuing principles and criteria for State budget allocation for the implementation of the National Target Programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2021-2030.

After a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has piloted welcoming foreign visitors back to several key tourist areas. Safety for tourists, travel businesses and destinations has always received top priority, thus helping boost the tourism industry’s recovery and development.

A programme to inspire art creativity is scheduled to take place in Hanoi downtown between December 24 and 31, aiming to create an attractive multi-dimensional "dialogue" between creative arts in a cultural and artistic space.

The economic recovery and development programme, which will offer measures drastic enough to ensure its long-term efficiency, is expected to be carried out between 2022 and 2023 and could last longer depending on pandemic and economic situation.

Agencies of the National Assembly (NA) will continue to fine-tune and organise the implementation of policies related to people with disabilities, creating favourable conditions for them to access social services, Vice Chairman of the NA Nguyen Khac Dinh affirmed on December 13.