VOV.VN - The nation has called for unity among the international community to support Syria, Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Chargé d’Affaires at the Vietnamese mission to the UN, said during a recent UN Security Council (UNSC) open video teleconference held to discuss the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

ASEAN needs to set up an anti-fake news task force, while developing a regional guideline and shared platform for prompt information sharing, proposed a Vietnamese official at a seminar held in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 20.

The insurance industry is forecast to continue gaining double-digit growth this year thanks to new bancassurance contracts signed late last year and the recovery of the economy.

VOV.VN - Amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting exports via giant retail platform Amazon is considered to be an effective solution that firms from Dak Lak province can use to enter global value chains, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat proposed that ASEAN use its fund for COVID-19 response to buy vaccines, with priority given to medical staff who are on the front line to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked experts to study to seek a new driving force for development during a working session with the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies and the economic advisory group on January 19.

VOV.VN - Brunei Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof has congratulated Vietnam for fulfilling its term as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, especially its role in leading the regional bloc to overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges.

VOV.VN - The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are in the process of considering five Asian representatives who will participate at the upcoming 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania, with the Vietnamese national futsal team hopeful of being granted a place.

VOV.VN - The country's economic growth was recorded at 4.5% during the last quarter of 2020, representing an annual growth rate of 2.9%, thereby making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world, according to the World Bank (WB).

VOV.VN - The nation has been rated by businesses from Taiwan (China) as having great potential for development prospects, with the country’s importance increasing from 18% in 2018 to 24% by the end of 2020, ranking fourth overall, only behind the US, Japan, and China.