(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday called for patriotism, national pride, and the people‘s trust in the Party and State in the context of severe weather, raging COVID-19 pandemic, and global and regional geo-political tensions.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s good performance in COVID-19 response will help the country recover quicker than most other economies in the region, according to Oxford Economics. Oxford Economics' forecast is for gross domestic product growth of 2.3 per cent in 2020 followed by 8 per cent growth in 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Wednesday, Vietnam has had no new COVID-19 cases in 90 days, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump told a White House press conference on Tuesday the he is ending trade preferences for Hong Kong after China introduced a new national security law for Hong Kong.

(VOVWORLD) - Telecom operators must not buy any 5G equipment from Chinese giant Huawei and the UK’s 5G network will not be relating to Huawei at the end of 2027, UK Secretary of State for Digital Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Downden told a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Committee for AIDS, Drugs, and Prostitution and the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam will work closely together to fine-tune laws and policies to fight these social evils.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 1.86 billion USD in June, almost four times the 500 million USD predicted by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan applauded US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's statement on Monday announcing the US’s formal rejection of most of China's maritime claims in the East Sea, known internationally as the South China Sea, and signaling a US commitment to peace and stability in the region.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council said on Tuesday that it backs COVID-19 prevention measures and peace deal implementation in Colombia.

(VOVWORLD) - A virtual international round-table conference of political parties opened on Tuesday, with a focus on security cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic.