The new ambassadors of Spain, Iran, and the Philippines to Vietnam presented their credentials to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on January 22.

VOV.VN - The nation must strive to develop dedicated technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schemes to enable its transition to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), with efforts being made to boost worker productivity and local competition, according to a new study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

VOV.VN - With a population of over 95 million people, coupled with young demographics and high levels of Internet access, the local e-commerce market is set to enjoy growth in the future thanks to these solid foundations, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Nikkei Asia, Japan's major media group has been appreciative of the prospect of Vietnam's economic recovery in 2021, with a forecast growth rate of 10.9%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported a total of 5.74 million tonnes of rice worth US$2.85 billion during the opening 11 months of the year, with the price of 5% broken rice in November reaching approximately US$500 per tons, according to the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (Agrotrade).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland has recently chaired the fourth meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Bern (ACB) in 2020.

VOV.VN - Moody's Analytics, a unit of Moody’s Corporation, has forecast that Vietnam, along with China and Hong Kong (China), will enjoy the fastest economic growth in the world ahead in 2021, therefore seeing the Asia-Pacific region lead the global recovery following the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The initial successes of the implementation of high-quality free trade agreements (FTAs) between the EU and ASEAN member states, such as the FTA between the EU and Vietnam, along with the FTA between the EU and Singapore, will provide a solid foundation towards one day having an FTA between ASEAN and the EU.

VOV.VN - Low-cost airline VietJet Air on November 19 brought home nearly 240 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in the Philippines due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte called for stepping up the adoption of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) while addressing the 37th ASEAN Summit via a teleconference on November 12.