(VOVWORLD) - Asia Pacific was the region hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic according to the new annual Economic Trends Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

(VOVWORLD) - Europe is a large market for Vietnamese goods, but businesses need to grasp its quality standards and consumption trends to fully capitalse on this market, an online workshop was told on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien requested the establishment of a steering committee to ensure sufficient essential goods supply for Ho Chi Minh City and other localities in the south as the total caseload in the city topped 8,000 on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The government’s aid package worth 26 trillion VND (1.13 billion USD) will be distributed starting Thursday to people affected by COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - On Thursday, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted an online conference on fighting COVID-19 with HCM City since it will impose social distancing from 0:00 AM on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 13th Party Central Committee wrapped up its 3rd plenum in Hanoi on Thursday after 4 working days.

(VOVWORLD) - World Health Organization emergencies head Michael Ryan urged countries on Wednesday to use extreme caution when lifting COVID-19 restrictions so as "not to lose the gains you've made".

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the assassination of Haiti President Jovenal Moise and said the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Thursday that authorities need to make sure social distancing will disrupt people’s lives as little as possible as when he chaired an online meeting of the Government with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City to discuss effective solutions to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will continue to intensify diplomacy to obtain an adequate supply of COVID-19 vaccines for domestic use, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu on Wednesday.