After weeks of social distancing, people in Hoi An ancient town in central Quang Nam province are now happy that their lives are about to return to some sense of normalcy. Tourism companies and those with wanderlust are the happiest.

The hotel industry is facing arguably its greatest challenge as the impacts of COVID-19 keep away foreign visitors from the country.

With the academic year having kicked off recently, stationery has been in high demand. As Made-in-Vietnam items are now prevalent in the market and several promotional campaigns have been held, the financial burden faced by Vietnamese parents has been largely eased.

Lao Cai province has directed localities to gradually restore and develop medicinal plants, expand growing areas, and supply raw materials for local pharmaceutical processing companies and corporations.

With a desire to make use of traditional materials combined with modern leather to create environmentally-friendly products, Trần Văn Hùng in Thanh Hoa province has been making bags from grass for over two years, which have been sold on domestic and international e-commerce sites.

Famous for its most breathtaking rice terraces, Mu Cang Chai in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is a reputable name repeated among travel lovers and photographers, especially at the end of September and early October - the best time for capturing the most beautiful landscapes of stepped rice fields in the mountainous district.

Those entering Vietnam from September 1 have to pay costs of their quarantine at concentrated facilities, as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently agreed with the Finance Ministry’s proposal related to this issue.

Most destinations and tourism sites throughout Vietnam are gradually re-opening now that the second outbreak of COVID-19 in the country has been largely brought under control. With flights slowly resuming, tour agencies are offering new and attractive travel packages in a bid to bounce back as quickly as possible.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is expected to present enterprises with numerous opportunities to expand markets, with its preferential tariff measures. To seize the opportunities, however, many enterprises must overcome problems associated with a range of technical barriers.

Decades have flown by since the first Lao journalists from Khaosan Pathet Lao (Laos News Agency) were sent to the Vietnam News Agency to acquire journalism skills, yet former students of the course still recall the details of their time when Vietnam was their second home.

Based on the traditional relations and special solidarity between Vietnam and Cuba, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Cuban news agency Prensa Latina (PL) have maintained practical and effective co-operation for decades and stand ready to support each other in overcoming difficulties and challenges.

The second wave of COVID-19 hitting Vietnam put many tourism providers under great stress as they tried to keep their business afloat, but now the pandemic has subsided they are well-placed to bring business back to normal.

Vietnam’s shrimp and tuna exports to EU markets showed signs of recovery in July and August despite the impact of COVID-19, rising slightly against previous months and the same period last year.

The cooperation relationship accumulated over the past decades between the two news agencies contributes to promoting the friendship between Vietnam and Russia.” TASS Director General Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhaylov made the statement in his congratulatory message to VNA on the occasion of its 75th founding anniversary.