VOV.VN - Vietnam is striving to battle the COVID-19 pandemic while attaining socio-economic growth targets with authorities and enterprises making every effort to increase exports and stabilize the domestic market to sustain GDP this year.
Vietnam ran a trade surplus of US$2.8 billion in the first quarter of this year, higher than US$1.5 billion recorded in the same period last year, despite the growing COVID-19 pandemic in the country’s major export markets, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).
VOV.VN - Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on March 27 had second phone talks with foreign ministry leaders of the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), India, Australia and New Zealand to get updates on the COVID-19 situation and strong measures against the pandemic.
Two tourism products in Vietnam have been honoured at the ASEAN Tourism Awards Japan 2019 – an annual ceremony organised by the ASEAN-Japan Centre.
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has asked businesses to focus on increasing exports to markets that are recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, such as China and the Republic of Korea.
VOV.VN - Human resources are vital for any country and a measure of social progress, equality, and sustainable growth.
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has requested relevant ministries and localities to arrange more places as quarantine areas, and coordinate with the Defence Ministry to receive quarantined people in case the army’s areas are overcrowded.
VOV.VN - The country has proposed a range of measures based on the principle of non-discrimination whilst also taking into account developments regarding the ongoing global health situation in line with provisions set out by International Health Regulations.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 19 sent a letter to leaders of ASEAN member states and New Zealand regarding the postponement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN-New Zealand Summit and related meetings, originally set for April 8-9 in the central city of Da Nang city, until the end of June.
VOV.VN - Vietnam has successfully recorded the highest rice yield in Southeast Asia, harvesting 5.6 tonnes per hectare, almost doubling that of Thailand, and 1.5 times greater than India, according to a Agricultural Ministry report delivered at a conference in Hanoi on March 18.
VOV.VN - The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) has decided to postpone its 10th regional tournament until October 2020 as a result of the complicated nature of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) globally.
VOV.VN - Over the past few days, airports across the country have become overloaded with flights bringing home thousands of Vietnamese nationals from abroad amid fears of the global novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
VOV.VN -The recent novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has negatively affected the economies of ASEAN member states, including Vietnam, with the country’s current ASEAN Chairmanship role considered as an example of the theme “For a cohesive and responsive ASEAN” during the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020.
About 15% of Vietnam’s logistics firms estimate they will see revenue cut in half this year compared to 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
VOV.VN - The ASEAN Economic Ministers on March 11 issued a joint statement on strengthening the ASEAN's economic resilience in response to the outbreak of Covid-19 at the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat in the central city of Da Nang.
Vietnam’s 12 priorities as ASEAN Chair in 2020 were approved by other member countries at the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Retreat and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Consultation Meeting on March 10.
The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) proposed initiatives to promote ASEAN investment through trade facilitation at the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and ABAC Consultation in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang on March 10.
A preparatory senior economic officials' meeting for the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat (PREP-SEOM for the 26th AEM Retreat) was held in Da Nang city on March 8.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on March 6 received First Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Vladimir Titov, who is in Hanoi to attend the 11th strategic dialogue on diplomacy, defence and security between the two countries.
VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and First Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Vladimir Titov have expressed satisfaction with the positive development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Russia in recent times.
