VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to be one of the few countries globally to record positive economic growth this year, despite the global collapse in trade, travel, and investment caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to an article recently published by the Asia Times, an English language news media outfit.

Vietnam’s chairing the virtual 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits over the last week was an exceptional achievement given the hugely disruptive impact of COVID-19 on the ASEAN calendar this year, Australian Ambassador to ASEAN Will Nankervis has said.

Vietnam’s leadership to maneuver ASEAN through the COVID-19 pandemic is highly commendable, according to Ambassador Noel Servigon, head of the Permanent Mission of the Phillipines to ASEAN.

The Solforest Ecopark project recently appeared on the homepage of many famous Asian news outlets such as Singapore Business Review (SBR), Channel News Asia (CNA) and Travel & Leisure.

VOV.VN - A recent article published by Nikkei Asian Review states that, “Vietnam is shaping up as Southeast Asia's single economic success story in the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) era”.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has expressed the country’s support for reform efforts being pushed by the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) in a bid to ensure the continued representation, democracy, transparency, and efficiency of the Council.

VOV.VN - Plenty of investment opportunities exist for Vietnamese firms in the 32 French-speaking nations in Africa, an area that boasts a large market and a total population of over 570 million people that is anticipated to develop into one of the world’s new economic development hubs in the time ahead.

Martial artist Pham Quoc Viet recently bagged a bronze medal in the recognised poomsae event at the Online 2020 World Taekwondo Asia Poomsae Championships.

The top 60 Vietnamese start-ups chosen from thousands of contestants competed at the semi-final round of the 2020 Vietnam Start-up Wheel contest in HCM City on November 13.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the East Asia Summit (EAS) has been growing robustly, serving as a forum for strategic dialogue and cooperation in matters regarding peace, security and prosperity in the region.