The Vietnamese Embassy in the Switzerland, as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Bern (ACB), has hosted the fifth meeting of the committee in 2020 to review the working term of Vietnam as the chair of the committee and hand over the role to the Philippine Embassy.

VOV.VN - The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic cast a long shadow over the tourism industry in 2020, causing it to fall short of ambitious targets set for the year.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has lost VND1.32 trillion (some US$56.8 million) in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic and flooding in the central region.

VOV.VN - A 57-year-old Polish expert entering Vietnam from Qatar became the latest imported case of COVID-19 in the country, the Ministry of Health reported on January 11.

VOV.VN - A group of three volunteers are set to receive the first shot of a 75mcg dose of the Nanocovax vaccine on January 18, the highest quantity of the vaccine which will be trialed on participants.

VOV.VN - Cinema lovers nationwide will have the chance to view Japanese movies wherever they are through the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Online which is scheduled to get underway from January 13 to 22.

VOV.VN - Moving into the opening weeks of the year, Dien ornamental pomelos can be seen on display in Lac Long Quan street in Hanoi as a means of meeting the demands of customers in the buildup to the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - With a population of over 95 million people, coupled with young demographics and high levels of Internet access, the local e-commerce market is set to enjoy growth in the future thanks to these solid foundations, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Publication Inside US Trade of the United States has released an article entitled “US, Vietnam working to avoid imposition of Section 301 tariffs”, citing a source that is familiar with the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)’s twin investigations into Vietnamese trading practices.

VOV.VN - Despite suffering a slowdown in production and business activities as a result of the impact caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Vietnamese economy enjoyed positive annual growth of 2.91% in 2020, according to economic experts.