(VOVWORLD) - Representatives from Vietnam and the United Kingdom signed a free trade agreement between the two countries in London on December 29 evening (Vietnam time).

(VOVWORLD) - A rice dispensing machine or ‘rice ATM’ will soon be set up to support poor people in a slum in Bengaluru – the capital city of India’s southern Karnataka state.

(VOVWORLD) - Cam Ranh International Airport has been given the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) from the Airports Council International (ACI) for safety and prevention measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy will rank 19th in the world by 2035, according to a report released recently by the UK’s Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will strive for a growth rate of at least 6.5% next year and soon become an agriculture power with an advanced farm produce processing industry.

(VOVWORLD) - Although the worst in three decades, Vietnam’s 2.91% growth this year was a notable success in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the world, according to foreign media.

(VOVWORLD) - The vocational education and training sector wants to recruit 2.5 million people in 2021 and improve its quality to boost labor productivity and economic competitiveness in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution and international integration, said Nguyen Thi Viet Huong, Deputy Director General of Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET) under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed a decision Monday establishing the Vietnam Stock Exchange (VNX), which will be the parent company holding 100 percent stake in both the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE).

(VOVWORLD) - A music video by the Republic of Korean embassy's diplomats and staff has been launched to celebrate New Year in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2020 Vietnam International Fashion Festival (VIFF) took place in HCM City on December 25-28 drawing 400 models and artists.