The Party Central Committee (PCC)'s Inspection Commission has proposed the Politburo to consider and apply a disciplinary measure against Politburo member Nguyen Van Binh, Secretary of the PCC and head of the PCC’s Economic Commission, for serious violations he committed when holding different positions some years ago.

VOV.VN - BORGEN Magazine, one of the leading NGOs detailing the fight against poverty in the United States and part of the Borgen Project, has recently run an article assessing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Vietnam and its impact on the nation.

VOV.VN - The UK’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair glowingly spoke of Vietnam’s achievements in the COVID-19 fight and being among economies enjoying positive growth in 2020 during his phone talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on October 27.

VOV.VN - A group of intellectuals from Hanoi’s Ha Dong district received one of the two Job Prizes at Bui Xuan Phai Awards 2020 for the donation of about 150 royal decrees to localities with over 80 of which being given to temples in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Lowy Institute, an independent and nonpartisan international policy think tank based in Sydney, Australia, announced the Asia Power Index 2020 on October 19, in which the nation ranked 12th out of 26 countries and territories, up one place from last year.

The National Institute of Nutrition has launched a “nutrition and development week” in a bid to raise public awareness of proper nutrition for sustainable development.

The Hanoi Goethe Institute has launched Culture Lab to support the development of the arts and artistic dialogue in a world hit by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Nikkei Asian Review has quoted the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) as saying that Southeast Asia will produce half of the world's laptops by 2030, with Vietnam and Thailand anticipated to be the region’s main manufacturing hub.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded an additional five new cases of COVID-19, all imported, bringing the national infection tally to 1,074, the Ministry of Health reported on September 27.

VOV.VN - Whilst Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be considered a new yet promising concept in the nation, AI has been included in the list of high technologies that need to be prioritised for further development since 2014.