VOV.VN - Vice President Kamala Harris departed the United States on August 20 as she heads on a trip to Singapore and Vietnam, a move which will affirm the Biden administration’s priorities for the region.

VOV.VN - Traditional markets in Hanoi witnessed a sharp increase in customers as locals flock to prepare for the Vu Lan Festival which falls on August 22, or the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.

The Ministry of Health has issued new criteria in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in HCM City and other cities and provinces that are implementing social distancing rules according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister, including Hanoi.

Vietnam’s electronics industry is still growing despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said an article published on newswire entrepreneur.com.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly led by its chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will attend the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) from August 23-25.

Representatives from Belarus’s Embassy in Hanoi and Ministry of Sports and Tourism, and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have gathered in a webinar to discuss potential cooperation in tourism between the two countries.

Three northern provinces - Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Ha Nam - on August 20 sent a total 100 medical workers to Dong Nai province to assist the southern locality in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

While Vietnamese enterprises have made many changes to adapt to difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rigid application of pandemic prevention and control measures might drive away foreign investment from Vietnam, experts have warned.

VOV.VN - A large number of residents flocked to supermarkets throughout Ho Chi Minh City on August 20 in order to purchase essential food before local authorities intensify social distancing measures from August 23.

VOV.VN - Religious groups from across Vietnam have made a number of great contributions to the ongoing national fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.