VOV.VN - Located in the heart of Hanoi, one of the priorities of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Southeast Asia Regional Office will be to co-ordinate COVID-19 prevention and control activities throughout the region.

A webinar themed “Fostering investment cooperation between Vietnam and the Middle East: potential, opportunities and new approaches” was held in Hanoi on August 26.

VOV.VN - The domestic retail prices of petrol fell at 15:00 p.m. on August 26 on low global demand following an announcement made by both the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam is one of the active members of the Eastern Economic Forum and its engagement will contribute to the success of the upcoming 6th edition, said Grigory Trofimchuk, Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian Research Fund.

VOV.VN - The World Bank and the Institute for Social Development Studies have signed an agreement for a US$2.75 million grant provided by the Japan Social Development Fund for the “Strengthening preparedness and response to COVID-19 at the grassroots level in Vietnam” Project.

VOV.VN - Pope Francis has decided to provide EUR100,000 as emergency relief to Vietnamese people negatively affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vatican News.

Pension and social insurance allowances and monthly subsidy will increase by 11% from January 1, 2022 under a proposal the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted to the government.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Mongolia recently held a ceremony to receive donations to the COVID-19 prevention and control fund.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Japan’s Fukuoka raised JPY776,000 (US$7,066) for Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund at a virtual fundraising event held on August 21.

In response to the call of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, and the Ministry of Foreign Affair, the Vietnamese community in Russia has raised 10 million rubles (nearly US$150,000) to support the country’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.