Vietnam Economic Forum scheduled for December 5
The event will take place at the International Convention Centre in Hanoi on December 5 to review Vietnam’s economic development in 2020-2021, and policies adopted to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specifically, it will give insight into the trend of economic restructuring and changes in production and business models due to pandemic impacts, along with policies that have been rolled out in the world to tackle COVID-19, thus withdrawing lessons for Vietnam in this regard.
The organisers launched the official website of the forum, at diendankinhte.quochoi.vn, in Vietnamese and English languages.
Reference exchange rate stays stable on Dec. 3
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,117 VND/USD on December 3, unchanged from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,812 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,425 VND/USD. Meanwhile, the opening-hour rates at commercial banks surged.
Vietjet to launch direct flights to Russia next year
Vietjet Air will launch direct services between three Vietnamese cities and the Russian capital city of Moscow from mid-2022, its first-ever direct flights to Europe.
The flights will connect Moscow with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang, using Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
There will be two flights per week between Hanoi and Moscow every Wednesday and Sunday, starting from July 3. Meanwhile, passengers on the HCM City-Moscow flights will transit in Hanoi.
The Nha Trang-Moscow flights are set to be conducted every Monday and Friday as from July 10.
Hung Yen cooperates with Korean firm in smart city development
Hung Yen province on December 2 signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in smart city development with Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) from South Korea. Currently, LH and TDH Ecoland JSC based in Hung Yen are partnering in building a clean industrial park…