(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is among the “brightest” spots in Asia despite the challenge of trying to contain the coronavirus pandemic — and its economy is poised to rebound, a UBS economist said this week.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on Thursday held a phone talk with President of the Cambodian People's Party and Cambodian Prime Minister Hunsen to discuss bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - The 13th Mekong - Japan Ministerial Meeting held online Thursday was hosted by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi.

(VOVWORLD) - The 4th flight carrying Vietnamese citizens stranded in the US due to COVID-19 back home left Dulles, Washington on Thursday (Vietnam time).

(VOVWORLD) - Permanent Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Canadian First Deputy Minister for Global Issues Marta Margan co-chaired the 2ndVietnam-Canada Deputy Foreign Ministerial Political Consultation on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Measures to boost Vietnam’s economic growth need to take into consideration the current complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic globally, heard a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Financial and Monetary Policies in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam entered its 84th straight day without new community infections of COVID-19 as of 6am on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on Wednesday hailed Dak Nong province’s achievements in COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control while ensuring socio-economic development.

(VOVWORLD) - China often forces its neighbors to submit to China's interests and priorities and will impose tough economic measures on those who object, said Bonnie Glaser, Director of the China Power Project and Senior Adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

(VOVWORLD) - More than 200 countries and territories had reported 12.1 million COVID-19 infections and more than 551,000 dealths by 3PM on Thursday, according to statistics website worldometers.info.