Welcome to Words on the Street by the Hanoi Times, where we provide the most authentic perspectives on the pressing issues of Hanoi and Vietnam.

In Vietnam, Christmas has become a youthful event that seamlessly blends Western customs with the warmth of the local people.

On the streets of Hanoi, a quiet but powerful shift in transportation is underway.

Hanoi has shown strong will in addressing concerns of foreign businesses and ensuring an ideal investment environment for them to commit to long-term operation.

Dr. Seng Kiat Kok, Senior Program Manager of Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship at RMIT University, told The Hanoi Times about solutions for the foreign-invested businesses' labor-intensive fields.

Dr. Oliver Massmann, General Director of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC, told The Hanoi Times about his views on expectations of foreign companies investing in the long term in Vietnam as the country reopens the economy.

The tourism industry will have a chance to recover in the last months of 2021 and early 2022 when the Covid-19 pandemic is partly controlled.

The agricultural sector has always been seen as a pillar of Hanoi’s economy.

Hanoi-based enterprises and experts shared with The Hanoi Times about their initiatives to ensure smooth operation with anti-pandemic prevention measures in place.

Hanoi has come up with an economic recovery plan in line with the progress of the vaccination program.

Strengthening discipline and order in preschool and general education institutions and comprehensively improving the quality of education is the direction of Hanoi’s education sector in the coming school year.

Vietnam’s remarkable achievements were due to extraordinary levels of cooperation and unity.

Since the fourth wave of Covid-19 is considered the most serious and damaging that has ever hit Vietnam so far, foreign businesses and experts have highly spoken of the efforts of the Government and people of Vietnam, especially Hanoi in fighting the pandemic and developing the economy.

An integrated nature-based approach that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services will help people adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.

Vaccines, regional security, and climate change are expected to be discussed during the trip.

Kamala Harris's trip to Vietnam is expected to support Vietnam in building up its maritime security capacity.

Joining the global vaccine supply chain will help Vietnam enhance its ability in countering current and future pandemics and achieve a number of its strategic goals, experts said.

The city is able to guarantee the locals a three-month supply with a volume of goods worth up to VND194 trillion (US$8.52 billion).

The pandemic has shown central bankers and public debt managers that innovation and creativity are needed to maintain borrowing opportunities and keep local currency bond markets functioning.

Expertise from both Vietnamese and Norwegian specialists helps find solutions for Hanoi’s urban mobility challenges, which has been labelled self-evidently complex.

Vietnamese businesses need to invest in improving competitiveness of their products in both quality and scale to penetrate the European market.

Kamala Harris will become the first US vice president to visit Vietnam.

The participation of new players in the petroleum market would create benefits for businesses and customers.