VOV.VN - Vietnam always attaches great importance to promoting comprehensive strategic partnership with India, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said in a recent interview with Indian media agencies on the occasion of his official visit to the South Asian nation from December 15-19.

VOV.VN - Local Tra fish (pangasius) exports to several potential markets in the ASEAN region have yet to fully recover amid continued COVID-19 outbreaks since the end of 2019, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The Vietnamese community abroad has donated more than VND3 billion (US$130,264) to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and pandemic prevention and control activities at home.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela concurrently serving in Colombia, hosted a webinar on December 15 to share experience in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and discussing economic recovery measures carried out by both nations.

VOV.VN -Through numerous schemes implemented over recent years, Vietnam has recorded achievements in promoting gender equality and is now recognised by the world as one of the 10 countries to have best implemented the UN’s goal No.5 on promoting gender equality and empowering all women and girls.

A Lao official has highly valued Vietnam’s open foreign policy of diversification and multilateralisation of foreign relations and being a friend of all countries as seen in its support for other countries in the COVID-19 combat.

VOV.VN - The UK is currently one of Vietnam's leading trading partners in Europe, while the Southeast Asian nation is the UK's top trading partner in ASEAN, ranking 26th among the European nation's export partners in the world.

The central city of Da Nang considers Thailand a promising market with experienced partners in the fields where it is calling for investment, heard an international seminar on trade – investment – tourism connectivity between Da Nang and Thailand held on December 14.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 15,527 new coronavirus infections and 283 deaths during the past 24 hours, up 319 and 31 cases respectively compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update on December 15.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spotlighted prominent achievements of the diplomatic sector over the last two years when addressing the 31st Diplomatic Conference that was held in both in-person and online forms in Hanoi on December 15.