VOV.VN - The G20 needs to strengthen global policy coordination, unite actions and promote multilateral cooperation to weather the COVID-19 crisis, says Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam’s chairing the virtual 37th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits over the last week was an exceptional achievement given the hugely disruptive impact of COVID-19 on the ASEAN calendar this year, Australian Ambassador to ASEAN Will Nankervis has said.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between the country and 14 nations involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement hit US$240 billion during the opening 10 months of this year, accounting for 54.6% of total Vietnamese import-export turnover.

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 - Spain is currently involved in 78 direct investment projects nationwide with a total capital of US$113.75 million, ranking 46th out of 138 countries and territories that have direct investment relations in the nation.

A webinar was held by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the Vietnam Environment Administration on November 19 to call on regional countries to join in efforts to conserve wildlife and effectively control animal-to-human disease transmission.

VOV.VN - Maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) is of primary concern for ASEAN and its partners at recent summits in Hanoi, according to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

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.

VOV.VN - Education remains a cornerstone of the Vietnam-US relations, according to Open Doors, an annual report published by the Institute of International Education headquartered in New York, the United States.