Vietnamese tourism businesses have expressed hope over the second aid package provided by the Government to help them overcome the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, after the first package brought about little impact on all economic sectors.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Action for the Community Development Centre (ACDC) on November 23 coordinated to provide relief aid for people with disabilities who have been affected by floods in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

The central relief committee on November 20 issued its plan to allocate VND45 billion (US$1.94 million) to help central and Central Highlands localities repair damage caused by natural disasters.

The Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC), in coordination with the Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) Vietnam, held a meeting in Hanoi on November 17 to review the second phase of a technical survey project in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named as one of the four countries with the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world, alongside Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.

VOV.VN - Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleusay Kommasith has glowingly spoken of Vietnam's leadership role in its capacity as ASEAN Chair, as well as Vietnamese contributions to strengthening the bloc’s role at the regional and international forums.

The Vietnamese government has decided to deliver 1,000 tonnes of rice as relief aid to the Lao government to assist flood-hit people in Savanakhet province.

The Government recently issued Resolution No 165/NQ-CP on providing aid to address housing damage caused by natural disasters in central and Central Highlands localities in October.

The Dutch Government will provide an aid package worth EUR2 million (US$2.34 million) for Vietnamese flood victims, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman said on November 4.

VOV.VN - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a letter extending sympathy to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc over huge human and property losses caused by recent severe flooding in central Vietnam.