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UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen said Vietnam was one of only a few countries in the world to post GDP growth in 2020, of 2.91 percent, and for the first time it was ranked by the UNDP as among the High Human Development Group, with growth of 46 percent in its Human Development Index (HDI) during the 1990-2019 period, one of the most rapid transitions to high human development in history. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 21

There are only about 20 days until Tet, so more people are out and about shopping. To ensure safety, Tran Van Chung, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Health, said that inspectors would focus on checking food businesses’ COVID-19 prevention and control in supermarkets, restaurants, shopping malls and markets. Those that fail to comply with pandemic preventive measures would be penalised. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 21

“Currently, Tay Ninh Province is giving priority to diversified tourism development. Building Ba Den Mountain National Tourism Area into a unique and highly competitive tourist centre is one of the key and breakthrough tasks of the local tourism industry according to Resolution of the 11th Tay Ninh Provincial Party Central Committee for the 2020-2025 term. The high determination of the whole political system will create all favourable conditions for strategic investors to implement projects to develop Ba Den Mountain Tourist Area into the centre for tourism development in not only Tay Ninh Province but also the southeast region and the country of Viet Nam," said Nguyen Thanh Tien, Director of Tay Ninh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. … [Read more...] about Awakening the sleeping beauty on the banks of the Vam Co Dong River