VOV.VN - The Foreign Ministry and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) co-hosted a ceremony on March 19 in Hanoi to mark International Francophonie Day on March 20, running with the theme of “Francophone women, resilient women”.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee has presented “For the young generation” insignias to 15 foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to the development of Vietnamese youths and children and boosting cooperation with their foreign peers.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

VOV.VN - Moody’s Investors Service raised its outlook for Vietnam to positive from negative and affirmed the country’s long-term credit rating at Ba3, citing fiscal consolidation and an improving economy.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) firms’ import-export value reached US$68.52 billion in the first two months of 2021, a surge of 31.5% from the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will soon consider use of COVID ‘vaccine passport’ to reopen its market for international travel and trade exchange under right conditions, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

The third round of the Innovation Partnership Grants under the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Aus4Innovation Programme has opened, targeting initiatives under priority targets of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology to promote post-COVID-19 recovery.

The authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa has fined a foreign-funded limited company VND335 million (US$14,527) for its violations of environmental protection regulations.

Many domestic and foreign organizations and businesses have contacted the Ministry of Health to suggest providing vaccines against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Foreign donors reiterated their strong commitment to cooperate with and support Vietnam in dealing with climate change challenges, especially in the Mekong River Delta, during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 13.