Current Affairs

24/03/2021

COVID-19 vaccination info attached to population database

(VOVWORLD) - The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has discussed policies and technical measures for “vaccine passports” that would allow overseas Vietnamese to return to Vietnam. The Committee recommended linking COVID-19 vaccination information to the national residential database.

COVID-19 vaccination info attached to population database
23/03/2021

Risk of post-pandemic global financial crisis

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the global economy. The International Monetary Fund warns that losses from the pandemic could total 28 trillion USD by 2025.

Risk of post-pandemic global financial crisis
22/03/2021

NA Election: Rights of ethnic minorities protected

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies representing ethnic minority groups have made great contributions to building and implementing policies of the Party and State. In the upcoming National Assembly election scheduled for May 23, much attention will be paid to ensuring the quantity and quality of ethnic minority deputies to help improve the lives of ethnic minority people living in mountain and remote areas.

NA Election: Rights of ethnic minorities protected
22/03/2021

Online export – Opportunities beyond pandemic

(VOVWORLD) - Amid the robust development of the 4th Industrial Revolution and rapid international integration, online export has brought about practical benefit for businesses, especially during COVID-19. But experts say opportunities created by online export go beyond the pandemic.

Online export – Opportunities beyond pandemic
19/03/2021

US-China relations make no breakthrough during top diplomats’ talks

(VOVWORLD) - Top US and Chinese diplomats had their first face-to-face meeting under President Joe Biden in Alaska on Thursday to discuss policy and attempt to restore ties that have become increasingly strained in recent years. Although both sides showed goodwill, their differences remained huge.

US-China relations make no breakthrough during top diplomats’ talks
18/03/2021

Vietnam’s contributions to world peacekeeping activities

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Ministry of Defense has implemented the President’s decision to send a second Vietnamese military officer to work at the UN headquarters in New York and reviewed the performance of 9 Vietnamese officers who completed mission at the UN peacekeeping operations in South Sudan and the Central African Republic whose efforts have helped raise Vietnam’s international status.

Vietnam’s contributions to world peacekeeping activities
17/03/2021

Wise selection of worthy candidates to the legislative agencies

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) has started the first phase of supervision and inspection of the upcoming elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils in the 2021-2026 term. The VFF will organize 5 supervision and inspection teams, each covering three provinces and centrally-run cities and one district in each covered province or city.

Wise selection of worthy candidates to the legislative agencies
16/03/2021

10-year Syrian civil war: facts and challenges

(VOVWORLD) - March 15th, 2021, marked 10 years since the start of the civil war in Syria, one of the countries heavily affected by the “Arab Spring” uprising that began in Tunisia in 2011. After a decade, Syria is still mired in division and instability, which is holding back peace and national reconstruction.

10-year Syrian civil war: facts and challenges
15/03/2021

Mekong River Delta moves toward prosperity, sustainability

(VOVWORLD) - Government resolution 120 on sustainable development in the Mekong River Delta urges the region to adapt a new growth model in response to climate change and promote ecological sites. For three years, the local administration and people have been responding.

Mekong River Delta moves toward prosperity, sustainability
12/03/2021

One year on, COVID-19 pandemic still disrupting lives

(VOVWORLD) - Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 has forced people around the world to change their habits and has impacted every aspect of people’s lives.

One year on, COVID-19 pandemic still disrupting lives