Current Affairs

02/06/2020

Foreign airlines propose reopening flights to Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam says many foreign airlines have proposed resuming flights to Vietnam. The Ministry of Transport is considering a date to resume international flights.

Foreign airlines propose reopening flights to Vietnam
01/06/2020

Solutions in place to create post-COVID-19 jobs

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has contained the COVID-19 epidemic but its impacts have damaged the incomes of workers. Creating jobs in the post-epidemic period is high on the agenda of the ongoing National Assembly meeting.

Solutions in place to create post-COVID-19 jobs
29/05/2020

Vietnam works to prevent second wave of COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic has drawn international praise. For more than 40 days Vietnam has had no new cases of community transmission and not a single COVID-19 death has been reported. As a second wave of the epidemic begins to appear in many countries, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Response and public health experts are urging strengthened preventive measures.

Vietnam works to prevent second wave of COVID-19
28/05/2020

Farm produce sales boosted

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is implementing several programs to promote the trade and export of farm products now that the COVID-19 epidemic has been contained in the country. These programs increase the connectivity between farmers and enterprises.

Farm produce sales boosted
28/05/2020

Digital economy, leverage of a new wave of investment

(VOVWORLD) - Following its success in containing the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam is returning to the ‘new normal’. Although the global supply chain was broken by the epidemic, Vietnam is already emerging as a prime destination for a new wave of investment. It is hurrying to implement measures to boost its digital economy to welcome this investment.

Digital economy, leverage of a new wave of investment
27/05/2020

Law on Investment revised for global integration

(VOVWORLD) - Revisions to the Law on Investment are being discussed at the current National Assembly meeting. The revised law will specify Vietnam’s commitments to global integration and improve its economic competitiveness.

Law on Investment revised for global integration
26/05/2020

Middle East peace challenged

(VOVWORLD) - In the Middle East, which has been a smoldering hot spot for decades, recent destabilizing developments are threatening to ignite a new major conflagration.

Middle East peace challenged
25/05/2020

National Assembly moves toward e-legislature

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese lawmakers are conducting online discussions during the first two weeks of the National Assembly’s mid-year session. It’s not just in response to COVID-19 but also a result of the top legislative body’s determination to adapt to the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

National Assembly moves toward e-legislature
24/05/2020

Time to restore human relations with nature and biodiversity

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic is a deep and lasting shock at global level; we all know that returning to “business as usual” is not an option. It is imperative that we perceive the crisis as anopportunity to rebuild – and even improve – livelihoods in a sustainable way. High on the agenda is restoring harmony to humanity’s relationship with nature, and particularly with biodiversity.

Time to restore human relations with nature and biodiversity