(VOVWORLD) - The European Council has aprroved a free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam, which was signed by the European Parliament on February 12. This decision clears the path, on the EU side, for the entry into force of the agreement. Once the Vietnamese National Assembly also ratifies the FTA and 30 days after both sides are informed of the ratification, the agreement can enter into force.

(VOVWORLD) - The border guard force in Quang Ninh province has established checkpoints and camps to control people crossing the border through trails and roads. Their task these days is to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government deems that protecting its citizens abroad is one of its most important tasks in coping with Covid-19 spreading worldwide. Vietnam has used direct and indirect diplomatic intervention measures to support its citizens abroad.

(VOVWORLD) - With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to spread worldwide, leaving devastated economies in its wake, Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on Monday appealed to all Vietnamese inside and outside Vietnam to stay united in their will and actions in the fight against the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - A doctor and two nurses at Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi have tested positive for novel coronavirus. According to health care leaders, these cases may not be the last, because many patients are being treated at the hospital and the risk of cross-contamination is high. The health sector is working on ways to control the situation.

(VOVWORLD) - With the number of Covid-19 cases growing by the hour, countries around the world are ramping up efforts to combat the disease. In Vietnam, the government is taking a number of containment measures, while strengthening international cooperation to cope with the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Since it was launched 13 years ago, the “Earth hour” campaign has become an annual event encouraging the community to turn off electrical devices to save energy and protect the environment against climate change. The campaign has expanded and changed public awareness about energy saving and environmental protection.

(VOVWORLD) -As the Covid-19 pandemic decimates the global economy, countries are releasing economic stimulus packages of unprecedented size.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is fighting some new enemies, who are invisible, elusive, and dangerous. The new SARS-Cov2 coronavirus and its allies, fear and uncertainty, are making people anxious and mistrustful. But whoever the enemies may be, the Vietnamese people are confident they will ultimately defeat them.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has implemented R&D and applied advanced technologies in the fight against the new coronavirus.