VOV.VN - Hanoi’s Department of Health has urgently requested both public and private medical facilities to raise their COVID-19 alert to the highest level as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus in the community.

Many foreign-invested enterprises tend to bring their own workers to Vietnam for work, particularly for management positions, due to the high requirements for qualifications, expertise and skills, especially differences in language and culture.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session (UNGA 76) in New York from Sep. 21-24. The trip takes place at a time when Vietnam is celebrating the 44th anniversary of the country’s membership in the UN (September 20, 1977 – 2021).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, during his talks in Havana on September 20 with President Miguel Diaz-Canel, thanked the Cuban side for giving top priority to supplying COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine production technology to Vietnam to help it combat COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan (China) has injected over US$1.1 billion into Vietnam during the opening eight months of the year, ranking sixth among foreign investors in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

VOV.VN - The mooncake market during this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival seems to be more sluggish than ever as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, though many unique items were launched to attract customers.

VOV.VN - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel hosted a State-level ceremony in Havana on September 19 (local time) to welcome Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc who is on an official working visit to Cuba.

The positive achievements in socio-economic development in 2020 amid the prevalence of COVID-19 have offered Vietnam a further premise for the successful realisation of its socio-economic development targets this year.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on an official working visit to Cuba, had a meeting with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and leaders of various Cuban ministries and agencies, on September 19 (Havana time).

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on September 19 led a delegation to visit the Mekong Delta province of An Giang and present gifts worth close to VND14 billion (US$612,000) to support its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.