VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat proposed that ASEAN use its fund for COVID-19 response to buy vaccines, with priority given to medical staff who are on the front line to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked experts to study to seek a new driving force for development during a working session with the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies and the economic advisory group on January 19.

VOV.VN - Brunei Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof has congratulated Vietnam for fulfilling its term as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, especially its role in leading the regional bloc to overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges.

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) plans to invest VND8 trillion (approximately US$345.6 million) in Vietnam Airlines JSC (HVN), the amount is equal to 25% of HVN’s charter capital.

A trial run of a stock trading system from the Republic of Korea with securities companies will be conducted after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, Tran Van Dung, Chairman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC), told a press conference on January 19.

Vietnam hopes to send 90,000 guest workers abroad in 2021, targeting markets that secure high and stable incomes, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are in the process of considering five Asian representatives who will participate at the upcoming 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania, with the Vietnamese national futsal team hopeful of being granted a place.

VOV.VN - A 20-year-old Vietnamese man was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, raising the total tally of COVID-19 infection in Vietnam to 1,540, the Ministry of Health said on January 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese singer Jack has won the title of Best Music Video at the 25th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for his video “Hoa Hai Duong” (Camelia).

VOV.VN - The country's economic growth was recorded at 4.5% during the last quarter of 2020, representing an annual growth rate of 2.9%, thereby making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world, according to the World Bank (WB).