VOV.VN - A number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, have urgently called for immediate assistance from the Government in order to help them cushion the impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A virtual exhibition featuring General Vo Nguyen Giap and ATK Thai Nguyen opened in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on August 19, connecting with its nine localities, museums of Yen Bai, Lang Son, Son La, Bac Giang and Dien Bien provinces and the late general’s family.

The preparations for the second session of the 15th National Assembly will be conducted thoroughly in terms of contents, organisation method and necessary conditions to ensure that it will open as scheduled on October 20, the NA Standing Committee affirmed at its ongoing second meeting on August 18.

A promotion programme titled ‘Viet Nam, Land of World’s Best Rice’ will present 10,000 bags of Vietnam’s Ban Mai Cung Dinh rice to consumers in Australia.

VOV.VN - ASEAN Foreign Ministers, while attending their 54th ministerial meeting (AMM), issued a joint communique, reaffirming their commitment to settle the sea-related disputes in the South China Sea, known as the East Sea, in Vietnam, by peaceful means in line with international law.

Vietnam and Cambodia on July 28 agreed to maintain the strict implementation of signed agreements on border and border marker management, and step by step solve the remaining work of their land border demarcation and marker planting.

Enterprises in Hanoi have been receiving support to overcome difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation has developed a relatively comprehensive legal and policy framework regarding land governance, according to Kate Rickersey, a representative from the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Public Security has issued a decision to prosecute and arrest Nguyen Duy Linh, former deputy head of the ministry's General Department of Intelligence, for his involvement in the bribery of Phan Van Anh Vu.

VOV.VN - A photo contest running with the theme of “Vietnam through the lens of foreign photographers” has been launched by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.