The effective handling by the Vietnamese Government of the COVID-19 crisis has created a very big opportunity for local suppliers to attract more businesses and investment from other countries, thus entering the global supply chain, according to an ILO expert.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways on November 25 conducted a flight to repatriate more than 280 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Australia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed their elation at positive developments in the Vietnam-Cambodia friendly neighbourliness and all-around cooperation over the recent past during their video talks on November 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's engagement in various free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), alongside bilateral labour co-operation agreements, serves to expand employment opportunities both at home and abroad for local workers.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, deputy head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, noted the significance of regional and international co-operation as a means of rooting out terrorism and preventing potential conflicts, while participating in the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s online meeting held on November 23 to discuss counter-terrorism.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to be one of the few countries globally to record positive economic growth this year, despite the global collapse in trade, travel, and investment caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to an article recently published by the Asia Times, an English language news media outfit.

Businesses are increasing production to ensure sufficient supply of goods for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) early next year and steady prices during the year's biggest shopping season.

VOV.VN - The Lao News Agency (KPL) has recently reported that two Lao - Vietnam, Vietnam - Laos cooperation committees have just held a conference to prepare for the 43rd session of the Laos - Vietnam Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee which is set to take place in early December.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked local textile-garment and footwear enterprises to take full advantage of free trade agreements (FTAs) during a working session with the sectors’ representatives in Hanoi on November 23.

Tran Duy Quang and Nguyen Thi Duong triumphed in the 100km race of the Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2020 which concluded in Sa Pa township in northern Lao Cai province.