Despite the soaring prices of input materials, including fuel and construction steel, inflation will be well controlled and stand at under 4% this year, said Nguyen Thu Oanh, director of the Price Statistics Department under the General Statistics Office.

The HCMC Department of Health has told the grassroots authorities to review the healthcare system and improve the Covid treatment capacity to prepare for a potential coronavirus flare-up.

On February 16, the Government agreed to fully reopen the tourism sector from March 15, following a proposal by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and other ministries and agencies.

Thick fog forced nearly 30 domestic and international flights heading to the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi City last night, February 17, to divert to other airports, including Van Don in Quang Ninh Province and Danang.

Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) has written to the relevant ministries and agencies proposing spending nearly VND2.4 trillion repairing and upgrading 41 railway stations in the 2022-2023 period.

The Ministries of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Health, Foreign Affairs, Transport and National Defense have jointly proposed fully reopening the tourism sector from March 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has ordered the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to quickly establish a management board for the Long Thanh international airport project and report it to the prime minister before February 18.

Vietnam will reopen all regular international air routes as in the pre-pandemic period and will not limit the frequency of international flights from today, February 15.

HCMC has resumed dine-in services from October 28 after nearly five  months of restrictions, but restaurants and coffee shops still have to  comply with a number of anti-pandemic measures.

Foreign direct investment businesses in Hanoi City have proposed the municipal government stop requiring enterprises to let their workers stay at the factories after work.