Vietnam has weathered the pandemic storm through a combination of strong yet flexible state leadership that won the confidence of citizens, rapid and nimble response, and innovative use of technology, said James Borton of the School of Advanced International Studies under Johns Hopkins University.

The president of the Vietnam Aviation Business Association (VABA) has proposed to adjust the ceiling fare for domestic airlines to promote the industry's recovery.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online meeting on August 11 with the local business community in order to listen to their opinions and requests aimed at removing any obstacles and ramping up post-pandemic economic recovery efforts.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc held a working session with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as part of his attendance at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on August 3 at the UN headquarters in New York.

VOV.VN - German newspaper Junge Welt (Young World) recently published a news story highlighting the strong recovery of the Vietnamese economy after over two years of grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who also serves as Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, chaired the second meeting of the council for the 2021 to 2026 term on July 29 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Van Nen, secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, received Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Denny Abdi and Italian Consul General in the city Enrico Padula on July 28 as the southern city strives to develop ties with the two nations.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has ordered the acceleration of the disbursement of financial packages serving the socio-economic recovery programme, particularly rent subsidy for workers as well as support in terms of interest rate for firms and cooperatives.

Despite improvement seen in the first quarter of the year, the pace of international travel recovery remains slow since mid-March when Vietnam reopened its borders to international tourism, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association.

A delegation of the Ministry of Science and Technology recently paid a working visit to France and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva to promote cooperation in science, technology and innovation.