The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vietnam on December 22 signed a 5 million USD grant agreement, funded by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), to support Vietnamese women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) whose access to finance has been weakened because of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto showed their elation at the positive development of relations between the two countries during their phone talks on December 22.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese returning from Poland, and Germany and one Japanese man entering Vietnam from his nation became the latest new COVID cases in the country, taking the national count to 1,420, the Ministry of Health said on December 22.

VOV.VN - One year on from the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Vietnam's two-way trade turnover with Mexico, Chile, and Peru has reached US$5.12 billion, with the country recording a trade surplus of US$3 billion.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) themed "Challenges and Opportunities in the new normal" 2020 kicked off on December 22 in Hanoi with proposals being put forward regarding various solutions and initiatives for local businesses to recover and develop faster in the period following the (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The two countries’ leaders have exchanged documents that approve the Supplementary Treaty 2019, along with the Protocol on the Demarcation and Marker Planting of the Land Boundary between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Kingdom of Cambodia.

VOV.VN - A further 17 people out of the 60 volunteers participating in the first phase of human trials to develop Nanocovax, a locally-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, received their vaccine shots on December 22 at the Military Medical Academy.

VOV.VN - A range of stronger economic stimulus measures should be implemented moving into next year in an effort to recover the Vietnamese economy amid falling domestic and foreign demand caused by the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Nearly 360 Vietnamese citizens were flew home safe and sound from the United States on a flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on December 21-22 as the joint efforts by competent agencies from both Vietnam and the host nation.

The pandemic and uncertainties have put pressure on the global economy. However, Vietnam, though facing many risks, is expected to continue growing well.