A ceremony was held in HCM City on December 29 to mark the 65th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Indonesia (December 30).

“I am hugely excited that the two ambassadors are finalising this trade agreement by signing it today (December 29), cementing our historic ties and ushering in a bright future. I can’t wait to visit again”, Heather Wheeler, MP and Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency correspondents.

VOV.VN - As the Chair of ASEAN in 2020, the nation has led the efforts of the ASEAN member states in promoting a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the website https://moderndiplomacy.eu/.

Reductions in business conditions and related administrative procedures have helped save about 18 million workdays, or VND6.3 trillion (US$273.4 million), each year, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said.

Despite being the lowest in the past three decades, Vietnam’s 2.91% growth recorded this year is still a success of the nation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the whole world, according to foreign media.

VOV.VN - By December 20 Vietnam has attracted US$28.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) this year, down 25% compared to the previous year, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The local business community anticipates that the Government will take specific and efficient measures aimed at immediately resolving bottlenecks that hinder their operations, said Vu Tien Loc, chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

The Party Committee of Hanoi on December 23 convened a conference, chaired by Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue, to review its anti-corruption operations, home affairs, and judicial reforms in 2020 and map out plans for 2021.

The technology business community must take the lead in development research and innovation to contribute more to national digital transformation to achieve an aspiration for a strong and prosperous Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Ukraine Nguyen Hong Thach had a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese enterprises in Ukraine on December 22.