(VOVWORLD) - The EU pledged on Tuesday to maintain its commitment of 1.2 billion euros to Afghanistan at a donor conference in Geneva, according to Jutta Urpilainen, the European Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships.

(VOVWORLD) - Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are an effective capital mobilization channel, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong at the Vietnam M&A Forum 2020 held in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment are meeting online to review the bloc’s progress towards environmental sustainability as part of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community and the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.

(VOVWORLD) - Despite many difficulties and challenges in 2020, ASEAN cooperation has achieved good results this year, laying a strong foundation for ASEAN development in the next stage, said Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, Head of Vietnam’s ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) delegation, on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, Vietnam's first Olympic gold medalist, will not participate in SEA Games 31 to focus on his target of qualifying for Tokyo Olympics next year.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hanoi-HCMC route is the world’s second busiest in November after South Korea’s Jeju-Seoul, according to British aviation analysis company OAG.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's engagement in various free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), alongside bilateral labour co-operation agreements, serves to expand employment opportunities both at home and abroad for local workers.

(VOVWORLD) - The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Tuesday received a certificate recognising its geopark as part of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a proposal on organising a national conference on tourism submitted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of central Quang Nam province.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, on Tuesday, called on the international community to continue support for Iraq, which is facing deep-rooted economic, social and political challenges.