VOV.VN - A total of 38 defendants, including two former ministers, will go on trial in early January 2024 in a notorious graft scandal related to the COVID-19 test kit overcharging case at Viet A Technologies JSC, according to the Hanoi People’s Court.

After a period of stagnation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many farm produce of Vietnam have recorded speedy growth in export to China so far this year and the shipments are predicted to keep increasing in the time ahead.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has raised warnings about the possible emergence of respiratory diseases in Vietnam as the number of acute respiratory infections from influenza A (H5/N1), and COVID-19 in regional countries such as China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia is increasing considerably.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on November 19 approved a resolution to extend the ongoing policy of reducing the value added tax (VAT) on selected lines of products and services from 10% to 8% for another six months till June 30, 2024.

VOV.VN - Governments, international and regional organizations, and relevant parties should give high priority and more resources to humanitarian activities in the Asia-Pacific region, said a high-ranking Vietnamese government official.

VOV.VN - With a young population, a strong ability for digital transformation among consumers, and increasing digital consumption, Vietnam is anticipated to achieve digital economic growth of US$45 billion by 2025.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is a prioritized and important partner of the Netherlands in the Indo-Pacific region, said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte during talks held with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on November 2 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh has requested that the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Environment Han Whajin step up ties with Vietnam in the field of environment.

The Vietnam Embassy in Egypt on October 31 held a hybrid workshop to exchange experience in attracting green finance between the two nations, as part of activities marking the 60th founding anniversary of their diplomatic relations (1963-2023).

The pilot of self-drive tours at border areas of Vietnam and China is resumed after a halt by the COVID-19 pandemic.