(VOVWORLD) - The normalization of relations between Israel and two Arab countries has been in the spotlight this week, overshadowing other issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan’s new Prime Minister, and the failed China-EU online summit. Israel’s historic signing of agreements normalizing ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain on Tuesday marks a remarkable change in the geo-political landscape of the Middle East, a hotbed of conflicts.

(VOVWORLD) - Thanh Hoa province, 150 km south of Hanoi, has competitive advantages and an edge in attracting investment that make it one of the keys to Vietnam’s economic growth.

(VOVWORLD) - In a recent article titled “Making preparations for and successfully organizing the 13th National Party Congress to bring the country into a new development period”, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong said the Congress will strengthen the Party’s unity and consensus in ideology and actions. He said building and strengthening the great unity bloc must be a regular work of the Party, particularly ahead of a Party Congress.

(VOVWORLD) - The novel coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, causing social and economic disruption. As the Chair of ASEAN in 2020 Vietnam has led various measures to minimize the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and make ASEAN a successful cooperation model for dealing with the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The world has entered the 4th Industrial Revolution with virtual reality technology, the Internet of Things, AI, and big data affecting all social and economic aspects. The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has designed a national digital transformation project to help administrative agencies and businesses catch up with the global trend.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang city has gone 20 days with no new COVID-19 infections in the community. The city’s COVID-19 Prevention and Control Steering Committee has allowed hotels, restaurants, and food shops to return to normal operation since September 11th. Events of less than 30 people are allowed.

(VOVWORLD) - The South China Sea, known as the East Sea in Vietnam, was once again a focus of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 53) which took place online from September 9-12 in Hanoi. Recent developments in the South China Sea have drawn the attention of many countries.

(VOVWORLD) - The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) hosted by Vietnam wrapped up last week. Documents adopted at the meeting reflect a new vision of parliamentary diplomacy as the 10 ASEAN members build an ASEAN Community for peace, stability, and prosperity.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the global economy into a severe decline not seen in decades. Some assessments predict that the global economy could become worse than during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

(VOVWORLD) - In an article titled “Making preparations for and successfully organizing the 13th National Party Congress to bring the country into a new development period”, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong outlines, comprehensively and in depth, views and guidelines of the Party Central Committee, Party Politburo, Party Secretariat, and Party and State leaders on tasks of the upcoming Party Congress.