The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) hosted a forum in Hanoi on December 18 on the COVID-19 pandemic and its political and economic impacts on the world and different regions.

Seaculture holds significant potential for growth in Vietnam but measures are needed for its sustainability, experts told a conference on December 18.

Thailand’s Consulate General in HCM City on Dec.17 presented 50,000 face masks along with and VND108 million (US$4,670) to flood-hit people in the central region through the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the city.

The Japanese embassy in Vietnam on December 17 signed contracts to provide non-refundable aid worth over US$1.14 million for seven small-scale projects in 2020, which are under a non-refundable programme for Vietnam at grassroots levels.

VOV.VN - A seminar to disseminate information relating to the Vietnam-Cuba Trade Agreement was held on December 18 with the aim of helping local businesses boost exports to the Cuban market.

The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is eyeing the operation of a competitive retail electricity market in 2021 following its official run of a competitive wholesale market since 2019.

Fifty leading brands of Vietnam in 2020 was honoured during a ceremony held in HCM City by Forbes Vietnam on December 17.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) will invest over VND99 trillion (US$4.3 billion) in the third component project of the first stage of the Long Thanh international airport in the southern province of Dong Nai.

VOV.VN - As many as 310 Vietnamese citizens were flew home safely from Germany on a flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines over the course of two days December 17-18.

VOV.VN - The Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Sharifah Norhana Syed Mustaffa on Dec. 17 handed over donations from the Malaysian Government and businesses to help victims of the recent serious flooding in central Vietnam.