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.

An agreement on scientific cooperation in the field of culture was signed between representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum and the Ben Gurion Heritage Institute of Israel via a video conference on September 8.

VOV.VN - The Goethe Institute hosted a press conference in Hanoi on September 8 to introduce the upcoming German Film Festival 2020 in Vietnam which is scheduled to take place from September 12 to October 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to emerge as one of the top 10 trading partners of the European Union following the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), delegates shared the view at a teleconference in Paris on September 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has voiced his hope that Vietnam will achieve a GDP growth rate of between 2 - 3% this year amid the context of the novel coronavirus pandemic evolving in a complex manner.