VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM Hanoi) 2020 got underway on November 18 at the Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi after previously being postponed three times due to fears for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has called on the international community and the UN to maintain their support for Lebanon as the Middle Eastern country strives to overcome challenges.

VOV.VN - The past year has witnessed a number of countries send notes to the UN rejecting China’s claims of sovereignty over the South China Sea, locally known as the East Sea, and demanding the peaceful settlement of the dispute in accordance to international law.

VOV.VN - The 12th South China Sea International Conference is expected to contribute additional ideas and new initiatives as a means of promoting dialogue and co-operation in the South China Sea, known as the East Sea in Vietnam, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

VOV.VN - Over 290 Vietnamese citizens arrived home safe and sound on November 15 on a flight arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with Malaysian competent agencies.

VOV.VN - Hanoi City’s Department of Culture and Sports has launched plans to put on a wide range of cultural and arts activities throughout pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital.

VOV.VN - The government has approved the first phase of the Long Thanh International Airport construction project worth more than VND109 trillion, equivalent to over US$4.6 billion.

VOV.VN - Despite the Netherlands moving to reduce its pepper imports from most major supply sources, Vietnam's market share of peppers as part of total imports to the European country increased from 48.2% during the first seven months of last year to 55.8% this year, according to data released by the European Statistics Agency (Eurostat).

The Vietnam International Agriculture Fair 2020 opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 11, featuring 250 stalls from 100 Vietnamese and foreign companies.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Transport Ministry to direct contractors to finish the upgrade of runways at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports and put them into operation before the year-end - the peak travel season.