VOV.VN - The nation has reported its first imported case of a new variant of the novel coronavirus VOC 202012/01, which originated in the UK, according to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese banks are enthusiastically filing for initial public offering or re-listing, in which they dream about tapping into broader scope of funds.

Vietnam has successfully fulfilled its role as Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and made significant contributions to the region, according to Hoang Thi Ha, an expert from the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute of Singapore.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to achieve a GDP growth rate of 2.8% this year, a significant figure among new emerging economies despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung.

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese men returning from France were the latest new COVID cases reported on December 18, bringing the national count to 1,410, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) organised a workshop in Hanoi on December 8 to collect comments from relevant units on the report on impacts of some major types of sharing economy before submitting it to the Government.

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.