the Covid-19 pandemic

The central coastal city of Da Nang received more than 2,400 European visitors sailing on the Italian cruise ship MSC Poesia that docked at the central coastal city on March 31.

HCMC Golf Tourism Festival opened at Tan Son Nhat Golf Course on March 29, as part of the program developing new tourist products to invite visitors back to the city after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), stated that Vietnam's GDP in the first quarter grew by only 3.32 percent, the second-lowest growth rate in the 2011-2023 period.

The Steering Committee for External Information Service, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, the Vietnam News Agency and relevant agencies launched the 9th National External Information Service Awards on March 29.

The consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter of 2023 is estimated to rise 4.2-2.3 percent year on year, according to the Price Management Department under the Ministry of Finance.

The Covid-19 pandemic led to a sharp decrease of 30-50 percent in the number of small and medium-sized accommodation businesses, according to the HCMC Department of Tourism.

The Tourism Department of the central coastal city of Da Nang held a ceremony to receive the first direct flight from Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan that returned to the city after a long halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic on March 26.

In order to attract high-spending tourists for long-term stay in Vietnam it is necessary to have a very clear strategy offering a diversity of tourism products.

The Vietnamese team won 17 prizes at the International Robothon 2023 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 26.

The People’s Committee of Binh Thanh District has cooperated with the HCMC Department of Tourism and Chim Canh Cut (penguin) Travel Service Joint Stock Company to offer a new tour promoting the district’s tourist attractions.

Many key national traffic projects nationwide are now behind schedule due to a serious lack of material for ground filling. It is critical for localities to quickly solve the problem to keep up with the assigned progress.

The HCMC Communist Youth Union held a ceremony on March 24 to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 – 2023) and the award ceremony of Ho Hao Hon Prize 2023.

The summary conference on the socio-economic development cooperation program between Ho Chi Minh City and the Northern and the North Central regions opened this morning in Nghe An Province.

The Vietnam Report JSC on March 24 announced top 10 construction material companies of Vietnam in 2023.

World Health Organization representative in Vietnam Dr Angela Pratt said that Vietnam is in sustainable management phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many of the traditional markets in Ho Chi Minh City are dilapidated due to a lack of investment in upgrades and are facing the issue of small traders withdrawing due to low customer footfall.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City organized a ceremony on March 23 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy (March 23, 1973-2023).

Investment in electricity, wind and solar power projects is lagging far behind. This has led to several vital projects being shelved.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh recently paid a working visit to the eastern city of Oss at the invitation of its Mayor Wobine Buijs-Claudemans.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City hosted a get-together on March 22 with representatives of the Muslim community in the city on the occasion of Ramadan month - the month of fasting for Muslims.