Representatives from the Vietnamese National Assembly and the European Parliament (EP) discussed the implementation of the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), during an online meeting on December 2.

The 14th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the seventh ADMM Plus will be held online from December 9-10.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recommended not applying large-scale social distancing measures after four community cases of coronavirus were detected in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 2 reported the discovery of a further seven imported cases of COVID-19, raising the overall number of active cases nationwide 1,358, while the recoveries total 1,201.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control and Prevent (HCDC) has announced that a total of 701 individuals who came into close contact with the southern city’s latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have tested negative for the virus.

VOV.VN - As a means of increasing the efficiency of economic stimulus packages, concrete plans should be devised in an effort to support sectors most affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, including aviation, tourism, and consumption, whilst accelerating the digital transformation and restructuring of businesses’ operations, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien was joined by New Zealand's Secretary of Defense Andrew Bridgman as the pair chaired the third Vietnam-New Zealand defence policy dialogue via an online platform, with numerous ambassadors and defence personnel from each side in attendance.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has seen plenty of local people head out to purchase face masks once again following the detection of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the community.

VOV.VN- Plans for 33 commercial flights to bring home stranded citizens from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China) have been suspended in line with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s order following the detection of new COVID-19 cases in HCM City, according to Vo Huy Cuong, deputy chief of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - A number of universities throughout Ho Chi Minh City have granted permission to students to remain at home from December 2 in an effort to fight the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following community cases being detected in the southern city.