Current Affairs

08/10/2020

Party documents embrace Vietnam’s wisdom and aspiration

(VOVWORLD) - The draft documents of the 13th National Party Congress will be made available for the public comments from next Thursday after receiving feedback at Party Congresses. The documents cover national development goals until 2025 and 2030 and vision to 2045 and outline major milestones in making Vietnam a developed, socialist-oriented country. The Party documents embrace national wisdom and aspiration.

Party documents embrace Vietnam’s wisdom and aspiration
07/10/2020

Government helps businesses recover after pandemic

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all production and service businesses since the beginning of the year. The Vietnamese government has created a number of programs to help businesses recover from this difficult time.

Government helps businesses recover after pandemic
07/10/2020

Da Nang women promote environmental protection models

(VOVWORLD) - Members of the Da Nang City Women's Union have done a great job of promoting and implementing environmental protection movements. Some of their effective movements involve collecting and recycling waste, making use of recycled products, growing vegetables, and keeping the city environment clean and green.

Da Nang women promote environmental protection models
06/10/2020

Socio-economic reports, plans delivered at Party Central Committee’s 13th session

(VOVWORLD) - The 13th session of the 12th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on Monday. At the opening session, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong stressed the need to focus discussion on the socio-economic situation in 2020, the plan for 2021, documents for the 13th National Party Congress, and a personnel plan for the next Party Central Committee.

Socio-economic reports, plans delivered at Party Central Committee’s 13th session
05/10/2020

Efforts exerted to achieve Vietnam’s GDP growth target in 2020

(VOVWORLD) - At the government’s regular meeting for September, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged faster economic recovery in order achieve a GDP growth rate of 2.5 to 3% this year. The Prime Minister said many foreign and Vietnamese survey organizations have made similar forecasts. With COVID-19 under control, Vietnam’s economy is recovering quickly.

Efforts exerted to achieve Vietnam’s GDP growth target in 2020
04/10/2020

Quarantine, testing to be conducted when flights resumed

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has international commercial flights to some designated destinations. As COVID-19 continues, countries are working out ways to live with the epidemic while resuming normal life. Quarantining and testing of travellers will be commonplace when international commercial flights resume.

Quarantine, testing to be conducted when flights resumed
02/10/2020

EU’s legal action against UK signals new tension

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission (EC) on Thursday sent “a letter of formal notice” to the UK government, the first step in legal proceedings, for the UK’s violation of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Deep disagreements around the UK's departure from the EU have not yet been resolved, signaling a new period of tension in bilateral ties.

EU’s legal action against UK signals new tension
01/10/2020

Opinions collected to finalize documents of National Party Congress

(VOVWORLD) - The Communist Party of Vietnam is collecting opinions of Party members and the public to finalize draft documents of the upcoming National Party Congress. This is an important task to promote democracy and the creativity of the Party and people in building guidelines and strategies for national development. Hostile forces try to use this process to introduce false information about the political regime, the Party leadership, personnel work, and Party Congress issues, but their distortions cannot obscure the democracy of Party activities.

Opinions collected to finalize documents of National Party Congress
30/09/2020

Vietnam’s GDP increases 2.12% in 9 months despite COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.12% during the first nine months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). Although the slowest growth in the past decade, it has to be considered a success given the heavy toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on the global economy.

Vietnam’s GDP increases 2.12% in 9 months despite COVID-19