Current Affairs

20/09/2021

COVID-19: Prompt response to boost economic growth

(VOVWORLD) - The spreading COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life. The entire political system has engaged in the fight against coronavirus with flexible response measures to contain the pandemic, restore the economy and ensure social security.

COVID-19: Prompt response to boost economic growth
20/09/2021

Mid-autumn Festival celebrated in COVID-19 field hospitals

(VOVWORLD) - The Mid-autumn Festival, a highly-anticipated festival for children, has arrived. But this year, the celebration will be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for children lying in a COVID-19 field hospital. They are surrounded by lots of loving doctors and nurses.

Mid-autumn Festival celebrated in COVID-19 field hospitals
20/09/2021

Phu Quoc ready to welcome foreign visitors

(VOVWORLD) - The Prime Minister has allowed the popular resort island of Phu Quoc to receive foreign visitors from October on a trial basis. By the time Vietnam reopens to foreign visitors, many countries in the region have resumed tourism activities.

Phu Quoc ready to welcome foreign visitors
17/09/2021

President’s trip to Cuba and UN sends Vietnam’s foreign policy message

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday will begin an official visit to Cuba. He will also attend the UN General Assembly’s 76th session in New York. The President's week-long trip demonstrates Vietnam's external policy of "independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralization of foreign relations."

President’s trip to Cuba and UN sends Vietnam’s foreign policy message
16/09/2021

Personal QR code developed to fight COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued technical guidance on developing personal QR codes on platforms and applications that serve the fight against COVID-19. Using a single personal QR code for each individual on all platforms and applications will make it easier for users and management agencies to check and trace data.

Personal QR code developed to fight COVID-19
16/09/2021

Motto “Taking people as the root” upheld in internal affairs

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked internal affairs agencies to uphold the motto “Taking people as the root” in their mindset and activities. Speaking at a national conference of internal affairs agencies to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Mr. Trong said the agencies need to work closely with the people, center on the people, consider the people the master in national renovation, construction and defense, and aim to ensure the people’s peaceful and happy life.

Motto “Taking people as the root” upheld in internal affairs
15/09/2021

Pandemic prevention measures adjusted to suit reality

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam held a special meeting with experts and scientists on new approach to handle the COVID-19 pandemic as many countries around the world are adjusting measures to suit reality.

Pandemic prevention measures adjusted to suit reality
15/09/2021

Care for ethnic minority people during pandemic

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected everyone’s life. Special support from the government has helped ethnic minority people stabilize their lives and resume production.

Care for ethnic minority people during pandemic
14/09/2021

Zero-Dong shops comfort people in pandemic areas

(VOVWORLD) - Many localities in Vietnam have imposed social distancing rules due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People in lockdown areas have been having a difficult time, but they are not forgotten by their countrymen. They have gotten help from the government and from other communities. Zero-Dong shops and Zero-Dong cars organized by businesses and social organizations have brought essential goods to poor people in these areas.

Zero-Dong shops comfort people in pandemic areas
14/09/2021

CLMV cooperates in economic recovery

(VOVWORLD) - The 13th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam Economic Ministers’ Meeting (CLMV EMM 13) was held online on September 10 under the chairmanship of Myanmar. The meeting is an important channel for cooperative efforts by ASEAN countries to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and recover the regional economy.

CLMV cooperates in economic recovery