Vietnam has joined other 26 member states of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) at the ARF Defence Officials’ Dialogue (DOD) that was held in the form of video conference.

The total volume of goods passing through Vietnam’s seaports reached nearly 296 million tonnes in the first five months of this year, up 5% year-on-year despite the serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

German financial newspaper Finanznachrichten ran an article on May 19 covering the upcoming election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure as well as the COVID-19 situation in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s GDP growth is expected to rebound to 7 % in 2021, driven by a recovery in goods and service export, resilient domestic economy, and healthy investment inflows, according to the ASEAN 3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).

VOV.VN - The unique attire inspired from Vietnamese bread, known locally as Banh Mi, which was worn by H’Hen Nie at Miss Universe 2018 has been named among the ten most unexpected national costumes in the pageant’s history.

VOV.VN - Supply chain news website Material Handling & Logistics of the United States has recently published an article which reveals that 43% of US-based respondents at the start of the year consider Vietnam to be among their top three buying geographies, double that of 2019.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to deal a crushing blow to business operations in Vietnam as the number of local enterprises withdrawing from the market outpaced those newly established in the first quarter of this year.

The Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association Central Committee has presented more than VND600 million (US$26,000) and 225,000 face masks to help Laos fight COVID-19.

Authorities of the northern province of Ninh Binh has decided to cancel the Tourism Week “Golden Colour of Tam Coc – Trang An” due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Prime Minister has approved a plan for the implementation of the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).