The Vietnamese economy continues to face many difficulties in the following quarters and the target of a 6.5% growth rate this year will be a great challenge as the global economy is still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, head of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong has stated.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has advised exporters around Vietnam to adopt necessary measures in order to minimise any economic damage posed by the stranded shipping vessel in the Suez Canal.

Vietnam will announce to the UK side its ratification of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) this month, so the deal can officially come into force from May 1.

Legislators on March 29 mulled over working reports of the President and the Government during the 2016-2021 tenure, as part of the ongoing 11th sitting of the 14th National Assembly.

Richard Warden, President and CEO of the non-profit humanitarian organisation Operation USA recently asked the US Embassy in Vietnam to deliver a thank-you letter to budget carrier Vietjet Air for its humanitarian effort in the fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A 30-year-old Indian expert was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after entering Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on March 28, the Ministry of Health reported on March 29 afternoon.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have emphasised the need to reopen the international tourism market, while simultaneously highlighting the importance of setting out a roadmap and various conditions in order to open borders for tourists once COVID-19 preventive measures have been put in place.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hai Duong, the nation’s largest hotspot in the latest COVID-19 outbreak, has decided to lift social distancing measures from midnight on April 1.

VOV.VN - Hoi An People's Committee, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), and the Quang Nam Tourism Association came together to co-host the "Hoi An Show” on March 28 as part of a range of activities aimed at restarting the central city’s tourism sector moving into the post COVID-19 period.

VOV.VN - The Miss Vietnam Global 2021 pageant is scheduled to take place online due to of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.