The fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic starting from late April has had more negative impacts on daily life as well as socio-economic development than the previous waves in the country.

A teleconference was held on September 22 to discuss post-pandemic cooperation between Vietnam’s the northern province of Quang Ninh and Thailand’s Phuket, especially in re-opening tourism markets.

VOV.VN - A seminar was virtually held in both Hanoi and Tokyo on September 22 with the aim of supporting local firms to connect with Japanese counterparts amid the COVID-19 pandemic developing in a complicated manner.

VOV.VN - As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the nation has been making important contributions aimed at supporting sustainable peace, according to UN Secretary-General Atonio Guterres.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (China) jointly held a teleconference on post-pandemic economic recovery – Vietnam-Hong Kong partnership on September 20.

VOV.VN - Representatives of leading Vietnamese businesses attended a forum in Prague on September 19 to enhance trade and investment ties between Vietnam and the Czech Republic.

VOV.VN - A 110-year-old woman has been discharged from a COVID-19 hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after making a full recovery from the virus.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is making great efforts to pilot a vaccine passport scheme to welcome back international visitors to Phu Quoc island, a top tourist resort in the south, in October.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economy will recover on the back of solid growth achieved in the first half of 2021 after the lockdown is lifted, Dorsati Madani, Senior Economist at the World Bank (WB) Vietnam, has said.

HSBC has forecast two scenarios for Vietnam’s economy until the end of the year, with both of them focused on the re-opening of the economy, albeit in a cautious and systematic way.