VOV.VN - A batch of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the Japanese Government arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City early on July 9.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) announced on July 8 that it plans to continue delaying V.League 1 matches for the 2021-2022 season due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic locally.

The Vietnam – Korea Business Forum with the theme of “Cooperation for a sustainable future” was held virtually on July 8.

Vietnam is among the top expansion destinations for ASEAN companies looking for growth opportunities in the 10-nation bloc, according to a survey commissioned by Standard Chartered for its “Borderless Business: Intra-ASEAN Corridor” report released on July 8.

According to General Statistic Office, in the first six months of 2021, total retail sales of goods and services went up 4.9% compared to the same period in 2020 to VND2,463.8 trillion (over US$107 billion), of which goods retail revenue hit VND1,985.4 trillion, up 6.2%.

Vietnam treasures and will make positive contributions to the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam, said at the annual ASEAN-EU Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) that was held online on July 8.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is scheduled to attend a virtual informal meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on July 16.

VOV.VN - The draw for the upcoming qualifiers of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan is set to get underway on July 9 at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

VOV.VN - The Asia-Pacific region has been the area hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new annual Economic Trends Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

VOV.VN - The nation emphasised the need to promote reconciliation efforts as a means of ending ongoing violence between communities and to solve security challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.