VOV.VN - Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc held online talks on March 10 with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts Thongloun Sisoulith and Samdech Techno Hun Sen, agreeing to facilitate cross-border trade between the three countries.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is collecting ideas on a draft proposal to the Government in which the National Wage Council suggests it not raise the region-based minimum wage in 2021 after considering the socio-economic circumstances.

VOV.VN - Border forces stationed in the nation’s southwest region have been strictly managing and implementing patrols in an effort to prevent illegal border crossings, thereby combatting smuggling and slowing the potential spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Ten initiatives and priorities for economic cooperation in 2021 were approved at the 27th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat which was held virtually on March 2 and 3, with the participation of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and other delegates.

VOV.VN - The nation is becoming increasingly concerned about cases involving the use or threat of force in international relations, actions which run in contrast to the UN Charter and serve to harm international peace and security.

VOV.VN - A total of 15 community cases of COVID-19 were recorded over the past 12 hours as of 6 p.m. on February 19, all of which were detected in the northern province of Hai Duong, raising the national tally to 2,362, including 770 locally-transmitted cases since January 27, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A patient in the emergency department of the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital is suspected of having contracted the SARS-CoV-2, according to a statement released by the hospital on February 14.

VOV.VN - Representatives from the northern border province of Quang Ninh received medical supplies from Dongxing city and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China during a ceremony held on February 8 at Bac Luan II Bridge in Mong Cai city.

VOV.VN - Tourism growth in a number of central localities, such as Da Nang city, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, and Quang Ngai is enduring a slowdown due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, thereby causing lasting damage which will could linger for many years.

The press of Cuban and the region have recently spotlighted the success of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam as well as the Cuban leaders’ congratulations Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election.