VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 1,785 new coronavirus cases in 48 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of more than 200 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s e-commerce market has recorded strong growth over the years and is likely to bring in US$39 billion in value by 2025, according to data released by the German market research firm Statista.

It will be a challenge to keep Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth under 4% this year, according to an economist.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is in New York for a week-long visit to the United States and United Nations, had a meeting with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed on May 16 (local time).

Visiting President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou toured the Temple of Literature in Hanoi and attended a tea party hosted by Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan on May 16.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of great importance to its traditional friendship with Greece and showed his delight at the considerable progress in bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou affirmed her nation’s readiness to back Vietnam in enhancing its partnership and comprehensive cooperation with the EU, and further utilizing the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in order to boost trade ties between the two nations.

VOV.VN - A total of 1,550 fresh infections were reported nationwide on May 16, thereby elevating the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,698,180, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and General Secretary of the Laos People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President Thongloun Sisoulith hailed the positive development of the great friendship, special solidarity, and all-around co-operation between the two nations.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and Laos are fully aware of the value of maintaining and cultivating a "unique" close-knit and loyal neighbourliness for security and development, viewing it as a cause which is of vital importance.