(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government has carried out drastic measures to fight COVID-19, including arresting and punishing anyone attempting to illegally enter or exit Vietnam. The army and police are aiding border guards in enforcing these measures.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the US with 1.8 million new infections and 25,000 deaths in July. The pandemic is one of several factors making the 2020 election the most chaotic Presidential election in American history.

(VOVWORLD) - Since a new case of COVID-19 was reported in Đà Nẵng on July 25, the epidemic is at risk of spreading nationwide. Ministries, sectors, and localities have worked closely to contain outbreaks and implement social distancing, raising the fight against the epidemic to a new level, with as strong a determination as fighting an enemy.

(VOVWORLD) - As the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect on Saturday, 99% of tariff lines will be gradually eliminated to increase trade between Vietnam and the EU. To take advantage of the EVFTA, Vietnam needs to reform its trade mechanisms and Vietnamese businesses need to be more proactive.

(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State of Iran is said to be overhauling its long-established foreign policy of non-alignment with world powers as Iran is under tremendous pressure from the changing global geopolitical landscape and the serious economic and social challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran has been fostering “unprecedented close-knit ties" with Russia and China, the two powerful UN Security Council permanent members.

(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department recently released its 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report, placing Vietnam on the Tier 2 Watch List. The report’s unobjective and inaccurate assessment failed to acknowledge Vietnam’s tremendous efforts in fighting human trafficking.

(VOVWORLD) - China-US relations have plunged to the lowest point since US President Richard Nixon took the key step of normalizing the relationship in 1972. Tit-for-tat retaliations have affected many sectors of global economics and trade.

(VOVWORLD) - Culture has always been an important pillar uniting ASEAN multi-cultures and ethnicities toward one vision and one identity. Over the past 25 years of ASEAN membership, Vietnam has used culture to connect nations and build an ASEAN Community of “unity in diversity”.

(VOVWORLD) - Since Da Nang and Quang Ngai provinces reported new cases of COVID-19 infections in the community, the Vietnamese government has strengthened measures to fight the pandemic. Vietnam has tightened entry and exit management and announced heavy punishments for people who illegally enter Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - July 28th marks the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’s ASEAN membership. Over the last 25 years Vietnam has been an active and responsible member and made important contributions to a strong ASEAN and its higher status internationally.