VOV.VN - The Central Party Committee on January 17 agreed to allow Nguyen Xuan Phuc to stop serving as the country’s President, a member of the Politburo and the committee, and Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council for the 2021 to 2026 term.

VOV.VN - The second extraordinary meeting of the 15th National Assembly opened in Hanoi on January 5, which will consider and decide urgent and necessary issues in order to to promptly meet the requirements of life.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong has emphasised the necessity to strengthen supervision and take more samples for COVID-19 testing at border gates besides maintaining the current pandemic prevention and control measures as usual.

VOV.VN - For the first time in a decade the nation has achieved an annual economic growth rate of roughly 8%, while inflation has been controlled to ensure major economic balances.

VOV.VN - Jochen Flasbarth, state secretary in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has underscored the necessity of bolstering bilateral co-operation between the nation and Germany, especially to work together to deal with new diseases that may break out.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a further 8,601 fresh COVID-19 cases nationwide on February 3 to bring the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to more than 2.3 million.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Transport recently co-hosted a conference on promoting the export of agricultural products through maritime transport as a way of devising a proper mechanism for farm exports.

The Vietnamese community abroad has donated more than VND3 billion (US$130,264) to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and pandemic prevention and control activities at home.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of importance to strengthening sound relations with Kuwait while receiving visiting Kuwaiti Minister of Oil Mohammad Abdullateef M A Alfares in Hanoi on October 29.

Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.