Vietnam and China co-chaired the 18th East Asia Forum which was held via video conference on December 10 under the theme of “Strengthening the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation for Economic and Financial Resilience in the face of Emerging Challenges”.

VOV.VN - Experts from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have revised up the nation’s GDP growth forecasts from 1.8% to 2.3% this year following the acceleration of public investment, coupled with the swift recovery of domestic consumption, according to the Asian Development Outlook 2020 (ADO) report released on December 10.

VOV.VN - Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has been awarded a consolation prize in the Radio ABU Perspective Award category for its programme titled “Happiness of a great tiny man” during the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prize Award Presentation 2020.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese stars, namely emcee Tran Thanh, singers Dong Nhi and Chi Pu, have been selected on this year’s Forbes Asia’s 100 digital stars list which highlights the Asia-Pacific region’s most influential celebrities on social media platforms.

Vietnam handed over Chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to Brunei during its 18th virtual meeting on December 8.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs came together with the Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on December 8 to organise a webinar entitled “Harnessing fintech skills of women-led micro small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) in promoting inclusive growth against COVID-19”.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese startups have been selected by Microsoft to participate in the “Highway to a 100 Unicorns” initiative in the Asia-Pacific region, a scheme that aims to strengthen the region’s startup ecosystem.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been listed among the leading cities in Asia for expats to live in, according to InterNations, a massive expat network that publishes annual rankings featuring the world’s best and worst countries.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has reached a consensus with Belarus on measures aimed at removing bottlenecks for the joint venture MAZ Asia on manufacturing, assembling trucks, and specific-use vehicles amid complicated developments relating to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), through revised protocol signed on December 3 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese firms remain more optimistic regarding positive growth and international trade in comparison to their global peers despite the challenges caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the latest HSBC Navigator: Now, Next and How report.