Welcome back to Words on the Street, where we delve into the little-known stories that lie beneath the busiest corners of life.

The city has improved market forecasting and supported the sale of clean and organic agricultural products.

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.

Local firms have been hit hard by the fourth Covid-19 wave, and their efforts alone are insufficient to overcome this crisis.

Digital banking is a journey, not a destination.

Vietnam should focus on building human resources capacity as a core component of the digital economy, local economist Assoc. Dr. Dinh Trong Thinh told Hanoitimes.

The hope is that the vaccination will allow for a full return to economic activity and recovery. When it comes to international tourism, the prospects for a quick recovery remain very uncertain.

Effective wage negotiation is key to expand the domestic market as engine for post-pandemic growth.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long told local media about the current situation of Covid-19 globally and in neighboring countries, and preparations for preventing and controlling the pandemic in Vietnam.

The capital city has potential to develop tours on the Red River. However, it has not been fully tapped.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is believed to accelerate the bilateral economic relations between Vietnam and Canada to a new height. Hanoitimes reporter Tu Anh talks with Canadian ambassador to Vietnam Deborah Paul about potentials in the future.

Riccardo Benussi, Head of European Business Development at Dezan Shira & Associates, told Hanoitimes reporter Phi Nhat about investment trends of Belgian investors in Vietnam in 2021 and the coming years.

Equality sometimes does not come from the big thing, but it comes from harmony, listening to understand feelings, emotions and desires from both sides.

Vietnam currently pursues building a startup nation based on innovation, but there are remaining many difficulties challenging the country. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Bui Hoai Son talks with Hanoitimes about this issue.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for a fairer, more robust and more efficient tax revenue and spending system.

If only 10% of current five million business households in Vietnam are formalized into enterprises, the task would become more feasible.

From the city to the people, from culture to literature and art, painter and writer Do Phan, a Hanoian, shares his interesting view about Hanoi with Van Nghe (Arts & Literature) weekly newspaper.

Hanoi continues to promote infrastructure development for 5G network in the coming years as 5G is an indispensable foundation for the digital economy.

For overseas Vietnamese peoe, way to home to gather with family is so long, especial during the Covid-19 pandemic time. Tet is when their nostalgia grows strong.

Flower, a special tourist product, will help increase income for farmers and attract tourists to the capital.

In-home consumption will drive Vietnam’s fast-moving consumer goods sales in this Lunar New Year.

The 13th National Party Congress will continue to lead the country into a new phase of faster and more sustainable development.

The 13th National Party Congress which started on January 26, 2021 is a milestone in the development process of the Party and country. Officials, experts and the people await breakthroughs from the Congress for the country’s development.