VOV.VN - The pan-Asia online news platform the Asia Times has recently published an article praising Vietnam’s swift recovery in the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) period, making it one of the best performers in terms of the global economy.

VOV.VN - Authorities of Da Nang, the country’s largest coronavirus hotspot, announced on October 2 a plan to dissolve a field hospital set up in Hoa Vang district following the successful completion of its task of combatting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - Travelers arriving from Vietnam will no longer be forced to self-isolate for a two-week period upon arrival in several countries, including Singapore, South Africa, and the UK.

VOV.VN - Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, is considered a potential market for Vietnamese products such as garments, footwear, handicrafts, and processed foods, despite the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic causing disruption to traditional supply chains.

The ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFCDM) was held online in Hanoi on October 1 in preparation for the sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) scheduled for the following day.

The first dialogue between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of the UK was held via video conference on October 1 with the theme of “cooperation in green economic development post-COVID-19”.

The Government has directed the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to add non-performing loan (NPL) settlement regulations under Resolution No.42/2017/QH14 into the revised Law on Credit Institutions, SBV Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh has said.

Hanoi has set itself a target to greet 35-39 million tourists by 2025, including 8-9 million foreigners, earning about VND151 trillion (US$6.53 billion), under the city’s recently-launched tourism development strategy with a view to 2030.

VOV.VN - The nation imported 6,400 completely built unit (CBU) cars with a total value of US$106 million in September, a decline of 47.5% in comparison to the previous month, according to data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - French newspaper Les Echos has recently published an article titled "COVID-19: an exception to Vietnam", in which it describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country, noting that the death toll is low while economic activities have been able to restart, adding that the nation should be proud of its containment efforts.