(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow 1.8 percent in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and bounce back to 6.3 percent in 2021, according to a report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Saudi Arabia has authorized 12 Vietnamese seafood companies to resume exporting seafood products to Saudi Arabia, following a suspension in early 2018.

(VOVWORLD) - Several EU are testing a system that will enable their COVID-19 contact tracing apps to work across borders.

(VOVWORLD) - The most important outcome of the 53rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM 53) was the commendable chairmanship of Vietnam, said Japanese Ambassador to ASEAN Chiba Akira on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reaffirmed its commitment to protecting and promoting human rights amid the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting international cooperation and a multilateral approach to the pandemic and post-COVID-19 recovery.

(VOVWORLD) - The EU’s online summit with China on Monday ended with big differences unresolved, particularly in trade, investment, security, and human rights.

(VOVWORLD) - Peacekeeping operations are an important UN tool for maintaining international peace and security, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Vietnam Delegation to the UN, while attending the UN Security Council’s virtual meeting Monday on reforming peacekeeping operations.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has been nominated for a total of 11 prestigious prizes at the upcoming 2020 World Travel Awards (WTA).

(VOVWORLD) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was electedas the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday, taking over for Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who announced his resignation last month due to illness.

(VOVWORLD) - Terry Branstad will be stepping down as United States Ambassador to China after more than three years in Beijing, a source confirmed to CNN Monday.