The 15th plenum of the Party Central Committee wrapped up on January 17 after completing all the contents of its agenda.

FTAs in which Vietnam has joined cover most continents. They comprise nearly 60 economies which altogether make up ~90% global GDP.

Export values of key farm produce in 2020

New chapter in economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and United Kingdom

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

Vietnam’s industry sector recorded growth rate of 3.36% in 2020.

Despite being affected by COVID-19 in 2020,all three areas of agriculture, forestry and fisheries; industry and construction; services still achieved higher growth rate compared to 2019.

Foreign investors had poured more than 28.5 billion USD into the Vietnamese market as of December 20, equivalent to 75 percent of the amount in the same period last year.

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

Statistics by the General Statistics Office (GSO) show that the country has nearly 135,000 newly registered enterprises in 2020.

New variant of virus SARS-COV-2 spreads

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 outstanding events in Vietnam in 2020.

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place in Hanoi from January 25 to February 2, 2021.

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.

The 14th plenum of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee wrapped up in Hanoi on December 18 after nearly five days of working, with all agenda items completed.

Important issues of the 14th session of the 12th tenure Party Central Committee