(VOVWORLD) - Germany’s Junge Welt newswire on Friday ran an article saying that Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue concluded his two-day working trip to the European Parliament and Belgium after attending the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP 5) in Austria, which demonstrated Vietnam’s diversified and independent external and economic policies.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Anu Vehvilainen on Friday right after a welcome ceremony in Helsinki.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 5 p.m. on Thursday to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Vietnam recorded 13,321 new infections, of which 15 were imported and 13,306 were domestic. Ho Chi Minh City remained the locality with the highest number of cases: 7,539.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday signed a decision appointing Ms. Vu Viet Trang as General Director of Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

(VOVWORLD) -The Government's Special Working Group on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Friday worked with Ho Chi Minh City on a plan for pandemic response and economic recovery after September 15, the deadline set by the Government for the city to contain the outbreak.

(VOVWORLD) - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on Friday inspected vaccination sites in Dong Da and Long Bien district in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto have expressed their pride in the two countries’ friendly relationship and cooperation, and agreed to organize practical activities to celebrate 80 years of diplomatic ties next year.

(VOVWORLD) - The current COVID-19 restriction measures have forced 18% of orders from European firms in Vietnam to move to others countries, 16% are considering doing so, but no one is looking to leave the country.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council convened on Thursday for a regular meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, where its members expressed concerns over the recent developments in the country and called on all relevant parties in Afghanistan to fully comply with international humanitarian and human rights.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Helsinki Thursday night, beginning a 2-day official visit to Finland.