National database on population stores basic information of all Vietnamese citizens which is standardised, digitised, kept and managed by information infrastructure. It is the most important system among the six national databases to help form an e-Government.

Vietnam ranks third in Asia-Pacific in transforming into renewable energy, with the country’s renewable additions index (RAI) reaching 46, which means renewable energy accounts for 46% of the total capacity of energy projects under construction.

Buffalo appears in many cultural aspects in Vietnam from the very old days to present. It is included in old sayings, folk stories and paintings and appears as a mascot in culture and sports events.

The forest area has been expanded over the years and coverage is likely to reach 42 percent in 2020.

Foreign tourists arrival to Vietnam in 2020 is estimated at 3.8 million, down 78.7percent compared to 2019.

Vietnam to enter aging population stage in 2026

More than 200 international flights have been conducted from April 10 to December 20, 2020 to bring Vietnamese citizens home during the Covid-19 epidemic.

Vietnam’s law-making National Assembly has recently approved a resolution to turn Phu Quoc into Vietnam’s first island city.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has won numerous awards at the World Travel Awards 2020.

Vietnam's gender equality has seen certain improvements in the recent years.

Floods from October 6-21 have caused 111 deaths in the central, Central Highlands regions.

Hanoi has honoured ten exemplary citizens of the capital city in 2020, praise good persons, good deeds and outstanding entrepreneurs.

By September 2020, total foreign tourists arrival is estimated at 3.79 million, down 70.6% in comparison with the same period in 2019.

International routes will reopen in September 2020 after more than five months of suspension due to COVID-19 outbreak. This is expected to create a new boost to the quiet aviation market hit by two waves of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently approved the National Strategy on Ending AIDS by 2030.

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