(VOVWORLD) - Youth Month 2021 is the peak period of activities to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Vietnam’s Youth Union, March 26. The Youth Union’s aim is to build a generation with humanity, intellect, culture, and responsibility for the community.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies have acknowledged and applauded the efforts, responsibility, achievements, and imprint of the State President in maintaining national stability and growth, promoting great national unity, improving public healthcare, and elevating Vietnam’s prestige internationally. The deputies devoted the whole day on Monday to discussing the State President’s performance in the 2016-2020 tenure.

(VOVWORLD) - An e-commerce website to boost trade between Vietnam and the European Union will be established soon to help businesses exploit opportunities opened by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). The site is part of a cooperation program of the Vietnam Institute of Digital Economy and Management Science (VIDEM), the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Kim Nam Group.

(VOVWORLD) - The government’s performance in its 2016-2020 tenure has been applauded by the people, businesses, and domestic and foreign organizations. Through committed and flexible management, the government fine-tuned mechanisms, and administrative procedures, improved the business environment, developed e-government, and consolidated public trust.

(VOVWORLD) -A series of tough measures taken by both sides has pushed the relationship between the US, the EU and China to the lowest level in decades.

(VOVWORLD) - Credit rating agency Moody’s on March 18 upgraded Vietnam’s sovereign credit outlook to “positive”. On March 7, Vietnam was listed for the first time with an index of economic freedom ranking 90th among 178 listed countries. Vietnam is the only country in ASEAN to see improvement in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index in 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan delivered a report reviewing the 14th National Assembly tenure at its last meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday. The report said the Assembly obtained important legislative results and achievements of parliamentary diplomacy. These accomplishments have highlighted 35 years of national renewal and the National Assembly’s 75 years of development.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has discussed policies and technical measures for “vaccine passports” that would allow overseas Vietnamese to return to Vietnam. The Committee recommended linking COVID-19 vaccination information to the national residential database.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the global economy. The International Monetary Fund warns that losses from the pandemic could total 28 trillion USD by 2025.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly deputies representing ethnic minority groups have made great contributions to building and implementing policies of the Party and State. In the upcoming National Assembly election scheduled for May 23, much attention will be paid to ensuring the quantity and quality of ethnic minority deputies to help improve the lives of ethnic minority people living in mountain and remote areas.