VOV.VN - The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) has praised Vietnam’s efforts to fulfil some economic targets set for 2021 despite the impact of the COVID-19.

Vietnam has fulfilled a number of economic targets this year despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming one of the top 20 economies in the world in terms of international trade.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (Vinafruit) have rejected information regarding China halting the import of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables for six weeks.

VOV.VN - In the context of an unfeasible zero COVID-19 strategy, living with the virus is considered to be the long-term future, meaning there must be a recovery scheme with higher, stronger, and even non-traditional solutions to bring the national economy out of the current tough situation.

VOV.VN - A further 3,034 people were confirmed to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, thereby taking the national tally since the pandemic first hit the country back in early 2020 to 870,255, according to Ministry of Health in its October 19 update.

Vietnam needs to shift from “Zero-COVID” strategy to vaccinations as the pandemic and the risk of new outbreaks are still lingering on, according to Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.