Foreign citizens visiting Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội in February 2021. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will discontinue automatic stay extension for foreign nationals in the country starting January 15, as the country tentatively reopens its borders, according to a notice from Immigration Department. For …
Read More »National Assembly passes $15b economic recovery package for 2022-23
Nam Hải Đình Vũ Port in Hải Phòng, a major maritime service and shipping centre of Việt Nam. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — On the final working day of an extraordinary session, the National Assembly of Việt Nam on Tuesday voted to adopt a Government-proposed socio-economic …
Read More »WHO impressed with Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, ‘door to door’ approach
A mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit of Cửa Đông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội, gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to an elderly woman at home. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai said on Tuesday he was impressed with Việt …
Read More »The dilemma of Vietnamese smartphone brands
The dependence on outsourced components and fierce competitions in the low-priced segment are the obstacles that hinder Vietnam’s smartphone manufacturers. The latest market exit of a Vietnamese smartphone brand is VinSmart, the smartphone manufacturing unit of Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate Vingroup. The company announced in a statement earlier this month …
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