(VOVWORLD) - Over the past two years, many businesses have been seriously hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a lot of difficulties, they have adopted prompt strategies to improve their resilience and grow sustainably.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Moscow for Vietnam on Thursday evening, ending his three-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. Before visiting Russia, from November 25 to 29, President Phuc paid an official visit to Switzerland at the invitation of Swiss President Guy Parmelin. President Phuc conveyed a message of friendship and a desire to deepen bilateral relations with Switzerland and Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - Many cities and provinces have implemented programs to stimulate tourism during the last days of 2021. They are introducing a series of new tourism products to appeal to domestic and foreign tourists and organizing both online and offline cultural and tourism events.

(VOVWORLD) - Under the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, humans and human security are at the center of all activities. The Party Resolution affirms that ensuring human security is the aim and the motivation of socio-political stability, national development and prosperity, and people’s happiness.

(VOVWORLD) - The recent 13th South China Sea International Conference in Hanoi made public historical documents confirming that China has no sovereignty in the South China Sea, which is called the East Sea by Vietnam. The conference was an important venue for exchanging information, analyzing the roots of disputes in the East Sea, promoting dialogue, managing disagreements, and affirming international law toward the goal of peace and stability in the East Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Bac Ninh province continues to be among Vietnam’s top 10 destinations for foreign investment thanks to its pro-business policies.

(VOVWORLD) - On November 24, 2021, scientists in South Africa reported a new coronavirus variant with 32 mutations in the spike protein, much higher than the number of mutations found in other variants. Two days later, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the new variant, dubbed Omicron, is a variant of concern. Scientists are racing to gather data on the new variant, its capabilities and — perhaps most important — how effective the current vaccines are against it.

(VOVWORLD) - During an official visit to Switzerland last Sunday, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited WHO headquarters in Geneva and met with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The WHO Director-General said the WHO backs Vietnam’s proposal of becoming a regional hub of vaccine manufacturing.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran and the P5 (the UK, China, France, Russia, and Germany) returned to the negotiating table in Vienna on Monday after a 6-month hiatus to try to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Analysts say that Iran's acceptance to return to the negotiating table is a hopeful sign for the future.

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnam Airlines regular non-stop flight from Ho Chi Minh city landed on San Francisco on Monday morning, the first operated by a Vietnamese carrier to the US.