The Vietnamese economy has fared better than most during the COVID-19 pandemic and is well placed to capture renewed FDI interest, according to an article posted on the UK website lexology.com on June 23.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung affirmed that enhancing cooperation to push back COVID-19 and promote comprehensive recovery remains the top priority, while addressing the ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting held in the form of video conference on June 22.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has praised both nations for working hand in hand to soon establish and hold meetings between their working groups on COVID-19 response towards a mutual recognition of each other’s vaccination certificates.

The upgrading of ties between New Zealand and Vietnam into a strategic partnership in July 2020 is an important milestone in the bilateral relationship, said Tredene Cherie Dobson, newly-accredited Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had online talks with Australian House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith on June 7 to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries and their legislative bodies.

Politburo member, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh attended the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2021 which is being held in Russia in both in-person and online forms.

Indian media have spotlighted the significance and Vietnam’s preparations for the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure on May 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as an investment destination for 140 countries and territories globally, attracting 33,000 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with total registered capital of US$394 billion, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Vietnamese rice exporters have been urged to play a more active role in utilising free trade agreements (FTAs) to which Vietnam is a party to boost falling exports.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Mark Sinclair, Acting Deputy Secretary for the Americas and Asia Group at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, co-chaired the 12th Vietnam-New Zealand Political Consultation via videoconference on May 13.