(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution on extending the exemption of agricultural land use from taxes by 2025. The resolution institutionalizes Party and State guidelines on issues relating to agriculture, farmers, and rural areas and encourages individuals and organizations to invest in agriculture to improve the global competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products.

(VOVWORLD) - The Middle East is heating up with tensions over Israel’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank. A new spike in violence is likely if the annexation plan is carried out.

(VOVWORLD) - Summer is the harvest season for agricultural products in the north. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and local officials are helping northern farmers and agriculture businesses find outlets for their products in domestic and foreign markets.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly on Monday ratified the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) at its ongoing ninth session in Hanoi. This is a historic milestone in Vietnam-EU relations and will create new opportunities for Vietnam’s development and integration.

(VOVWORLD) - Germany officially assumed the EU Presidency on Monday for a 6-month term. With the many challenges currently facing the EU, Germany’s presidency is predicted to be a difficult one.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly Standing Committee has introduced its national target program of socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the next decade. This is part of the National Assembly’s measures to promote the rights of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

(VOVWORLD) - Workers’ Month is a focal month for the Trade Union, who will organize activities for workers nationwide. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some annual events have been canceled, but Trade Union branches have organized number activities to protect and care for workers under the motto “where there are workers, there are trade unions.”

(VOVWORLD) - China's recent unfounded sovereignty claims in the East Sea have drawn strong backlash from the international community, who say that disobeying international law will incur consequences, including increased tension with the United States and irreparable damage to its relations with other countries.

(VOVWORLD) - The world community is focused on the United States, where mass protests are taking place across the nation, triggered by the death of an unarmed black man while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. But discrimination protests have now spread beyond the US.

(VOVWORLD) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam says many foreign airlines have proposed resuming flights to Vietnam. The Ministry of Transport is considering a date to resume international flights.