VOV.VN - Thua Thien-Hue province welcomed a group of 16 Korean tourists on March 21 who were the first international travelers to visit the central locality after many months of tourism suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, head of the Vietnam-Laos Cooperation Committee, called for the countries’ stronger connections in key areas during talks with his counterpart Khamjane Vongphosy, who is also head of the Laos-Vietnam Cooperation Committee, in Vientiane on March 21.

A delegation of the National Assembly (NA) headed by Chairman of its Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha has joined the forums of young and women parliamentarians as part of the 144th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-144) and related meetings in Bali, Indonesia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received World Bank (WB) Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro in Hanoi on March 21, affirming that the Vietnamese Government always views the WB as a good friend and a highly important development partner.

VOV.VN - “Vaccine passport” holders of the 17 countries and Vietnam are entitled to the same medical requirements as those for local vaccinated people, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted separate receptions for Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob who paid courtesy visits to them on March 31 in Hanoi as part of his visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A total of 131,713 people across 63 localities nationwide were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus on March 21, a fall of 9,440 from the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported.

Being the ninth-largest foreign investor, Malaysia’s presence in Vietnam is a positive trajectory for strengthening bilateral trade between the two countries, making Vietnam an important investment destination, especially in utilities, manufacturing and real estate development.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob affirmed their determination to step up co-operation across the board during talks held on March 21 in Hanoi, with a specific focus on socio-economic recovery and development after the pandemic.

The host Vietnam has built COVID-19 prevention and control measures, part of the preparations for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), as regional sports delegations show a concern about the work.