VOV.VN - The Vietnamese aquatic sector has set an export target of approximately US$8.6 billion for this year and US$16 billion by 2030, according to information released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam has sufficient conditions to achieve the twin targets of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and securing economic growth in 2021, according to Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) swiftly put forward a draft resolution to the Government to assist both employers and employees who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese auto-maker VinFast Trading and Production LLC still enjoyed a month-on-month increase of 5% in sales in May, to 2,855 vehicles.

VOV.VN - Through the efforts of the entire political system coupled with the solidarity of local people, Ho Chi Minh City has been able to largely contain the four wave of COVID-19 infections, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

VOV.VN - Despite the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's GDP is set to grow 7.6% this year, the highest rate in the whole region, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in its latest Southeast Asia Economic Outlook report.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in July 2022 instead of late 2021 as planned amid the complex nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long expressed his hope that the COVAX Facility will carry on supplying additional COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam in the third quarter this year through the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

VOV.VN - The Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Cu Chi Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City will be transformed into healthcare facilities to specifically treat COVID-19 patients, according to the municipal Department of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, during their phone talks on June 9, discussed measures to promote cooperation between the two legislative bodies and within the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).