VOV.VN - Vietnam continued to witness a dramatic fall in terms of the number of new daily COVID-19 infections, with over 3,345 confirmed on May 7, thereby bringing the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 10.673 million.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc held online talks with Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to seek the body’s assistance for Vietnam’s post-pandemic socio-economic development and recovery programme.

There are promising signs for Vietnam and its economic recovery this year, Caitlin Wiesen, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) representative in Vietnam has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam along with Thailand, India, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Mongolia, and the Republic of Korea, ranked mid-table for tourism recovery, according to the travel-ready index 2022 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

VOV.VN - The German newspaper Finanzmarktwelt (Financial Market World) has recently published an article highlighting the nation’s move to fully open up activities following the COVID-19 pandemic, with all industries showing signs of recovery.

About 80-90% of fixed-route transport firms have adjusted their fares up by 10-15% to offset mounting fuel costs, according to a Ministry of Transport (MoT) report submitted to the Prime Minister, assessing the impact of higher fuel prices.

VOV.VN - Both Vietnam and Monaco boast huge potential for stronger cooperation, Vietnamese Ambassador to France and Monaco Dinh Toan Thang told Prince Albert II during his credentials presentation on May 3.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of a further 2,709 new COVID-19 cases on May 3, with no fresh daily fatalities relating to the disease being recorded for the first time since last July.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as an attractive destination for local and international investors in e-payment, e-commerce and online gaming services even during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Investment and Planning.

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnam enduring a brief setback in 2021 due to the highly-infectious Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, its economy has begun to recover since the end of last year, with exports recording an outstanding performance, Hong Kong (China)-based news outlet HK01 reported.