Endar T.D. Retnoastuti, a member of the Indonesia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group, has emphasised the significance of the upcoming general elections to the Vietnamese National Assembly, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s exports to the US surged 50.1% in the first four months of this year, reaching US$30.3 billion, making the latter the largest export market of the former, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has reported.

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo has affirmed the political significance of the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure, scheduled for May 23, in an interview granted recently to the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 57 new local COVID-19 cases over the past six hours to 6 p.m. on May 21, raising the daily count to 131, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - The country continues to record a high number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in a critical condition, with many receiving treatment from Bac Ninh Hospital, the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, the Da Nang Lung Hospital, and the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked for the European Union (EU) support for Vietnam’s efforts to access European COVID-19 vaccine sources, while receiving Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on May 21.

VOV.VN - A scheme aimed at sending Vietnamese guest workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) resumed on May 21 after being suspended for over a year due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has received VND160 billion in donations from various local banks as funding for the purchase of additional novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses.

VOV.VN - Accompanied by medical workers and other functional agencies, many Vietnamese reporters are putting their health and lives at risk in order to provide full coverage from the frontline of the country’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed 50 more local COVID-19 cases over the past 6 hours May 21, raising Vietnam's infection tally in its new coronavirus wave to 1,835.