VOV.VN - Vietnam was successful in accomplishing its role as ASEAN Chair 2020 despite facing unimaginable challenges brought about by the global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Hiroyuki Morbei, director of the Vietnam Economic Research Institute (VERI), has said during a recent media interview.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung and the host nation’s Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek, at their recent meeting, have noted that the Czech Republic considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia, and backs the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

VOV.VN - Hanoi wants to promote cooperation with Swiss localities, especially in areas of Swiss strength such as finance, education and training, tourism and hotel services and pharmacy.

VOV.VN - A wintery festival has been held on Bac Ha Plateau of Lao Cai province, northern Vietnam, to introduce its tourism development potential and specialties.

Army Corps 11 (Thanh An Company) under the Ministry of National Defence on November 19 presented medical supplies and cash totalling US$64,000 to the Lao Ministry of Defence to support the country's soldiers and officers in the fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has done a good job in its role as the ASEAN Chair 2020 amidst COVID-19 challenges both regionally and globally, said diplomats ahead of the 37th ASEAN Summit and its related meetings due to start on November 12.

VOV.VN - Two further Vietnamese returnees from Russia and France were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, bringing the total number of active cases 1,212, the Ministry of Health said on November 6.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung and his Lao counterpart Thongsavanh Phomvihane co-chaired their fifth political consultation via a video conference on October 29.

VOV.VN - Three foreign citizens have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 upon arriving in Vietnam from Taiwan (China) and India, bringing the country’s cumulative infection tally to 1,077.

VOV.VN - Upon falling in love with the land and people of Nha Trang, the central city of Vietnam, at first sight, several Russian travelers to the locality have decided to stay longer and look for a job.