The implementation of the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has greatly helped make up for a downturn in the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said at a workshop in Hanoi on February 25.

Vietnam and Singapore have issued a joint press statement on strengthening strategic partnership and recovery cooperation on the occasion of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s State visit to Singapore from February 24-26.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang and his Singaporean counterpart Ng Eng Hen agreed to effectively implement the freshly signed agreement on defence cooperation during their meeting in the city state on February 25.

A special postage stamp collection, named ‘Cay ca phe’ (the coffee plant), with the smell of freshly-brewed coffee, has been issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications and Vietnam Post in a bid to popularise the image of Vietnamese coffee.

As one of the countries heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is determined to pursue green and inclusive recovery, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the International Conference “Green and Inclusive Economic Rebound: Lessons from International Experience” in Hanoi on Feb.25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s U23 squad saw four footballers test negative for COVID-19 and one suspected case, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced after rapid tests in Cambodia on February 25 during the 2022 AFF U23 Championship.

VOV.VN - The nation has to date recorded a total of 3,034,211 COVID-19 cases, including 2,336,967 recoveries during the fourth pandemic wave which initially began on April 27, 2021.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of always attaching importance to and the nation’s desire to promote the strategic partnership with Singapore in a more reliable, substantive and effective manner.

VOV.VN - Sun World Ba Na Hills, the largest tourist resort in the central city of Da Nang, is set to officially reopen to visitors from March 18 after being closed for nearly a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Foreign investment between Belgium and West Flanders in Vietnam is still limited due to the lack of information about the country, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Nguyen Van Thao has said.