Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has lost his membership of the Politburo and of the Party Central Committee while Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam is no longer a member of the Party Central Committee.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by an astounding 8.02% in 2022, the highest growth rate since 2011, according to the General Statistics Office.

Vietnamese businesses poured nearly US$534 million into their projects abroad in 2022, a sharp increase over last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Project Management Board No.6 under the Ministry of Transport held a contract signing ceremony for three construction packages of the Vung Ang-Bung and Bung-Van Ninh sections on phase two of the North-South Expressway project.

Tigerair Taiwan has launched an air route linking the Taoyuan international airport in Taiwan and the Danang international airport, making it the third in Taiwan to open a non-stop air service to Danang City since Vietnam fully reopened its airspace in March.

The Hanoi People’s Procuracy on December 24 proposed sentencing Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, former chairwoman of Advanced International JSC (AIC), to 30 years behind bars for her alleged violations linked to the Dong Nai General Hospital project and AIC.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has signed a resolution on key measures to enhance logistics services in Vietnam.

Vietjet Air, Vietnam’s low-cost carrier, has resumed two direct flight routes from the cities of Dalat and Can Tho to Seoul, the capital of South Korea, since December 22, just in time for the Christmas holiday.

Police at the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) have arrested Vu Hong Nam, who used to serve as deputy foreign minister and ambassador to Japan, on alleged charges of involvement in scandalous Covid repatriation flights.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Jakarta yesterday, beginning a three-day State visit to Indonesia, reported the Vietnam News Agency.