Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the ASEAN SOM Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Mori Takeo co-chaired the 36th ASEAN – Japan Forum on May 27.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has suggested that Singapore work closely alongside the nation whilst offering mutual support to cope with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, along with accessing sources of safe and effective vaccines.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Italy have agreed to increase high-level visit exchanges between the two countries to effectively implement bilateral cooperation mechanisms.

ASEAN member countries are working towards accessing COVID-19 vaccine sources for large-scale immunisation campaigns in a bid to reach herd immunity in 2022, heard a workshop held online in Hanoi on May 26.

Vietnam could become a major export market for Indian medical device makers and also act as a springboard to other ASEAN countries, according to the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India.

VOV.VN - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison showed his wish to upgrade the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership during an online talk with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on May 25.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has suggested Germany facilitate Vietnam’s access to COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine production technology, as the latter is expanding its vaccination programme to achieve the dual goal of combating the pandemic and revitalizing the national economy.

VOV.VN - It is widely considered that human resources will be a key factor in helping Vietnamese logistics firms keep pace with other countries, enhance their overall competitiveness, and expand markets both domestically and internationally.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked for the European Union (EU) support for Vietnam’s efforts to access European COVID-19 vaccine sources, while receiving Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on May 21.

Vietnam’s GDP growth is expected to rebound to 7 % in 2021, driven by a recovery in goods and service export, resilient domestic economy, and healthy investment inflows, according to the ASEAN 3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).