The diplomatic sector has continued to affirm Vietnam’s position in the international arena amid the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said.

The Party Committee of Hanoi on December 23 convened a conference, chaired by Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue, to review its anti-corruption operations, home affairs, and judicial reforms in 2020 and map out plans for 2021.

The Project on Accelerating Multi-dimensional Poverty Reduction and Socio-economic Development in Ethnic Minority Areas 2020-2025 (SEDEMA) was signed in Hanoi on Dec. 21.

Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, on behalf of the Party and the State, presented the “Labour Hero in Renewal Period” title to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in recognition of its contributions to national socio-economic development at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 21.

Fifty leading brands of Vietnam in 2020 was honoured during a ceremony held in HCM City by Forbes Vietnam on December 17.

The Party Central Committee spent the second day of its 14th session debating several draft reports to be submitted to the upcoming 13th National Party Congress.

VOV.VN - A conference on law dissemination for Japanese enterprises operating in the central city of Da Nang took place on December 16 with the aim of removing various hurdles faced by investors by simplifying administrative procedures and improving the local investment climate.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on December 15 to discuss a research on incorporating goals of the national action plan implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and national strategy on green growth into socio-economic development plans of centrally-run cities and provinces.

Vietnam will develop the collective economy in the direction of building product value chains, increasing its contribution to domestic economic development, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said at a forum held by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Vietnam Cooperative Union in Hanoi on December 11.

A nationwide emulation movement with the theme “Solidarity, creativity, and emulation to build and safeguard the Fatherland” was launched for the 2021-2025 period by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 10.