(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam climbed 1 step on the Asia Power Index 2020 to rank 12 of 26 countries and territories, according to the Lowy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan international policy think tank based in Sydney, Australia.

(VOVWORLD) - Flooding triggered by storm in central Vietnam has killed 94 people, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a government meeting in Hanoi on Monday to mitigate the aftermaths of natural disasters.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong said on Monday that the new Japanese Prime Minister demonstrates Japan’s special respect for Vietnam and bilateral ties by selecting Vietnam as the first destination for his first overseas trip after taking office.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank (WB) has released a report on Vietnam's macroeconomic situation in October 2020 saying that Vietnam's GDP could grow at 2.5-3% this year.

(VOVWORLD) - Cooperation on economics and COVID-19 prevention was the focus of talks between Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and visiting Japanese Prime Miniser Suga Yoshihide, who also witnessed the signing of cooperative agreements between the two countries’ ministries and businesses.

(VOVWORLD) - The year-end session of the National Assembly is scheduled to kick off on Tuesday and last for nineteen days, according to a press conference on Monday in Hanoi chaired by National Assembly Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese cosmetic and pharmaceutical store chain Matsumoto Kiyoshi opened its first store in HCM city on Sunday at the Vincom Center shopping mall in district 1.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has gone 47 days with no local transmissions of the novel coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Imported pork and live pigs, and declining meat consumption have pushed pork prices down, helping stabilise the consumer price index.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel and Bahrain signed eight bilateral agreements on Sunday in Manama, Bahrain, including a joint communique on establishing diplomatic, peaceful and friendly relations.