(VOVWORLD) - Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has maintained the Government of Vietnam's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Ba3 and changed the outlook from negative to positive.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made a fact-finding tour of the Cai Mep-Thi Vai container port complex in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported one imported case of COVID-19 on Friday evening, raising the overall infections to 2,571, said the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Photos and items featuring the Vietnamese youth’s sacrifices and contributions to national salvation are on display at Hanoi’s Hoa Lo prison relic site.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Ha Tien city’s steering committee for elections, while on a working trip to Kien Giang province on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin began a three-day visit to India on Friday, part of his first overseas trip as Defense Department chief, and the first appearance in India by a top Biden administration official.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam could reopen to foreign tourists from this July, a Tourism Advisory Board representative suggested, noting that the COVID-19 outbreak has been basically brought under control, and vaccination campaigns are underway in Vietnam and other countries around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Friday stressed the “safety first” principle as they discussed technical system and policy solutions to implement the “COVID-19 vaccine passport” plan.

(VOVWORLD) - Iceland has became the first Schengen country to welcome all international travelers who can prove they've either recovered from Covid-19 or been vaccinated, reported France 24.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, who is also a member of the Party Central Committee, has been appointed as head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.