The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has agreed with a proposal of the State President that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) will be submitted to the upcoming 9th NA session for approval.
Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on April 28, keeping the total number at 270, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 28 asked localities to resume social activities and re-start economic sectors with high safety level while strictly following epidemic prevention plans.
Trade between Vietnam and India would continue to grow strongly and sustainably after the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau said on April 28.
The Party’s clear-sighted leadership was the decisive factor in the Great 1975 Spring Victory that liberated Vietnam’s south and reunified the country, according to General Luong Cuong, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People’s Army.
The retail prices of petrol were revised downwards on April 28 for the eighth time this year as a result of the latest review of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.
Cambodia’s exports to Thailand skyrocketed in the first quarter of this year, although the two countries have imposed strict measures to control cross-border trade midst the COVID-19 spread.
Vietnam's efforts to improve its international trade policy by monitoring world trends have been highly praised by foreign companies, Executive Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Hironobu Kitagawa has said.
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on the import of domestic and wild birds and their products from the US following an avian virus outbreak in South Carolina.
The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) completed its twin target of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining production and business in the first quarter of this year, according to its Chairman Le Minh Chuan.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries and localities to keep a close watch on weather developments and take measures to deal with the consequences of downpours, whirlwinds, lightning and hail.
Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam have affirmed their willingness to support the Vietnamese Government’s efforts in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on April 23 criticised recent actions of China in the East Sea, including its announcement of the establishment of “Xisha district” (Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago) and “Nansha district” (Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago) within the so-called “Sansha city,” and China coast guard vessel's sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam have released a joint statement ensuring that children are vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 90 percent of IT firms in Vietnam want to hire more staff and expand their business after the pandemic, according to the latest report by Navigos Group.
Two Vietnamese students returning from Japan were confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 on late April 24, bringing the total cases in Vietnam to 270, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Russia’s Sputnik radio quoted a Russian expert on April 23 as saying that Vietnam has effectively contained the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to three main factors.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung on April 24 symbolically handed over 50,000 USD as a contribution of the Vietnamese Government and people to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s COVID-19 response fund.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a Cabinet meeting on April 24 that discussed an investment proposal within the National Target Programme on Socio-economic Development in Mountainous and Ethnic Minority Areas in the 2021-2030 Period.
Thailand’s National Security Council is expected to present a proposal for the extension of the state of emergency to the Prime Minister on April 27, with some current restrictions to be relaxed to allow some businesses and daily activities to resume amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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