(VOVWORLD) - The Vingroup Big Data Institute (VinBigData) announced on Thursday that it has completed its Database of Genomic Variants for the Vietnamese Population project.

(VOVWORLD) - Xoe Thai, the unique traditional dance of the Thai ethnic minority in Vietnam, was recognized by UNESCO as a Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Wednesday. This is Vietnam’s 14th Intangible Cultural Heritage recognized by UNESCO.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in his 60-minute keynote speech at the first National Conference on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday elaborated on Vietnam’s determination to develop its “bamboo” styled foreign affairs school reflecting Ho Chi Minh’s foreign affairs pathway with Vietnamese fine values, brave but flexible, steadfast and innovative to cope with challenges.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Exchange has opened with its head office based in Hanoi and chartered capital from the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) combined.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee's Economic Commission hosted a conference on Friday in Hanoi to devise the socio-economic development plan for the Mekong Delta Region until 2030 with a vision to 2045.

(VOVWORLD) - The government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has a public approval rating of well over 80 percent, a survey has found.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy in the first 11 months of 2021 displayed numerous bright spots despite COVID-19’s impacts, particularly in the past two months since the Government adopted resolution 128 on flexible adaption to, and effective control of, the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Economic Forum 2021, themed “Recovery and Sustainable Development”, took place in Hanoi on Sunday. Chaired by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, the event was also connected with localities nationwide and some places in the US, France, and Thailand via videoconference.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, chaired an UN Security Council meeting on Friday on addressing challenges of children without parental care in conflict settings.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s export and import activities have recorded encouraging results this year.