(VOVWORLD) - The northen border province of Quang Ninh is considered a role model in improving the business environment to increase competitiveness, according to a Monday meeting in Quang Ninh on the Provincial Competitive Index (PCI) in 2019 and orientations for 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - Bulgaria strongly supports and looks forward to the signing of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), said Bulgarian Minister of Economy Emil Karanikolov.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese athlete Quach Thi Lan won a gold medal Monday in the women's 400m hurdles event at the Asian Athletics Championship in Qatar.

(VOVWORLD) - EU leaders Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker wrote Monday to congratulate president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his victory in Ukraine's election, but they stressed that they are counting on more democratic reforms and less corruption.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul met with Russian Ambassador in Seoul Andrey Kulik on Monday to discuss North Korean issues ahead of the upcoming summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is looking to implement a number of child-drowning prevention programs this year thanks to 200,000 USD in aid from the Bloomberg Philanthropies, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China, from Thursday to Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Iraqi security forces on Sunday killed seven leaders of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the eastern province of Diyala, a security source said.

(VOVWORLD) - A digital exhibition opened in Thai Binh province on Monday to affirm Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.