(VOVWORLD) - Japan is in talks to make exceptions for its entry ban on Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam, as it seeks to ease travel restrictions caused by the novel coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) hosted a seminar in Hanoi on Wednesday to seek opportunities from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) amid the COVID-19 adversity.

(VOVWORLD) - Beginning Wednesday, travelers entering Singapore from Vietnam and nine other countries may serve their stay-home notices at home, instead of at designated facilities.

(VOVWORLD) - During the ongoing ninth session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on Thursday, legislators adopted a resolution recognizing and permitting the enforcement of rulings issued by dispute settlement agencies under the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).

(VOVWORLD) - The G7 foreign ministers and the High Representative of the European Union issued a joint statement on Wednesday to underscore their grave concern regarding China’s decision to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decision to set up a working group to promote foreign investment cooperation.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong paid a visit to the British pilot known as patient 91 at the Cho Ray hospital on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Australian Government officials have approved a plan for 350 international students to fly to Canberra to resume their studies – the first returnees since Australia closed its borders to non-residents in March to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Swiss news portal Watson.ch has posted an article saying information transparency and public trust are important to Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is making efforts to help Vietnamese and Indian export-import firms handle difficulties, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, said Do Quoc Hung, deputy head of the Asia-Pacific Market Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.