Vietnam may attract about US$30 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 2%, economists forecast, pointing to positive signs in FDI attraction in the first eight months of 2021 despite the complexities of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc reaffirmed the nation’s unwavering solidarity and continued support of the Cuban people during a meeting held with General Raul Castro Ruz on September 20 (local time) as part of his official friendship visit to Cuba.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in New York on the morning of September 21 (Hanoi time), to attend a general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session and hold a number of bilateral activities in the US.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held a meeting with Cuban Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcelino Medina in Havana on September 19 (local time).

Latest artworks on Mid-Autumn Festival by painters of an art group called Gallery39A (G39) are on display at its Facebook fanpage as part of an online exhibition launched on September 20.

HCM City has piloted re-opening tourism by organising tours to local historical sites with participants being people working on the frontline of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the city.

VOV.VN - A number of cities and localities nationwide, including Ha Long, Vinh Phuc, and Ho Chi Minh City have begun reopening tourism services in an effort to welcome the return of domestic tourists in the aftermath of the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Over 7.3 million underprivileged people in Ho Chi Minh City, regardless of their residence, will receive VND1 million each as part of the city’s third aid package to be implemented to support needy people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Despite domestic steel consumption dropping considerably due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s iron and steel exports in August recorded an upward trajectory, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Hanoi’s Department of Health has urgently requested both public and private medical facilities to raise their COVID-19 alert to the highest level as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus in the community.