(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered an opening speech at the 4th session of the 13th Party Central Committee, clarifying viewpoints and guidelines on Party building and rectification. The goals are to prevent and repel the degradation of political ideology, morality, and lifestyle and self-evolution and self-transformation phenomena in order to improve the Party’s leadership and fighting capacity to create new milestones in the development of the Party and the nation.

(VOVWORLD) - Although the COVID-19 pandemic remains complicated, Vietnam has changed the goal from completely containing the epidemic to adapting to and living with it. The vaccine passport, also known as the electronic health passport, the green travel card, and the digital health certificate, is considered a feasible way to reopen economic activities, particularly the tourism and service sectors.

(VOVWORLD) - “Connecting Vietnam’s green tourism” is the theme of a national tourism recovery program amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, launched by the Vietnam Tourism Association, aims to restore domestic tourism in a safe, flexible, and effective manner adapted to the current pandemic situation.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee is meeting in Hanoi to review the 5-year implementation of a Party Resolution on Party building and rectification, the fight against degradation of political ideology, morality, and lifestyle, and internal “self-evolution” and “self-transformation” manifestations. The Plenum will also focus on measures to realize the Resolution in the coming months.

(VOVWORLD) - Elderly people are at high risk of COVID-19 infection and are more likely to become seriously ill or even die if they are infected. The Vietnamese government has paid special attention to protecting the elderly during this pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis’s visit to the US this week is paving the way for the two strategic allies to sign a trade agreement next month. The trip, aimed at realizing the agreements reached at the US-EU summit in June, shows goodwill in resetting the transatlantic relationship.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is containing the 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which has ravaged all aspects of life. Under the resolute leadership of the Party and government and with the engagement of the whole political system based on the people’s strength, Vietnam is getting the pandemic under control, mitigating its impact, and resuming normal socio-economic activities.

(VOVWORLD) - Many workers have been laid off and many have had to take part-time jobs due to the pandemic. The government and businesses are now restructuring the labor force to adapt to the new pandemic situation.

(VOVWORLD) - A month and a half after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan continues to face security and humanitarian challenges. The international community has launched efforts to help ease Afghanistan’s difficulties.

(VOVWORLD) - Children in many parts of Vietnam are not allowed to go out of their house because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The necessity of studying online has stressed them and threatened their physical and mental health.