Border guards in the northern province of Lao Cai and He Khou Border Gate in China's Yunnan province held joint border patrols on April 27 after a two-month delay due to COVID-19.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 27 hosted a reception for Dr Kidong Park, the outgoing Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, during which he spoke highly of Park’s contributions to the growth in partnership between Vietnam and WHO.

VOV.VN - China’s leading economic media and analysis firm China Business News (CBN) recently published an article lauding Vietnam’s post-pandemic economic recovery and highlighting the potential for greater economic-trade co-operation between the two sides.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh governor Khuong Sreng promised to jointly seek new orientations to promote practical cooperation between the two cities in various fields during talks on April 27 in Phnom Penh.

VOV.VN - More than 8,000 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on April 27, including 6,688 detected within the local community.

A photo exhibition is underway along four streets in Ho Chi Minh city’s district 1 to celebrate the 47th anniversary of National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has affirmed the Government’s readiness to provide favourable conditions for Korean businesses, including Hana Financial Group and Hana Bank, to invest and do long-term business in the nation in the spirit of harmonious benefit and risk sharing.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh has led the way for provincial competitiveness among all 63 localities and cities nationwide for the fifth consecutive year, according to the ranking announced on April 27 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health urgently requested that local authorities across the country scrap healthcare declaration at all border gates for people entering the nation starting from April 27.

Vietnam has made remarkable progress in poverty reduction in the 2010 – 2020 period, with the rate of poverty declining to only 5% from 16.8%, according to the World Bank (WB).