(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the 2021-2023 term during the agency’s 65th annual General Conference.

(VOVWORLD) - A 2-million-USD project to help reduce maternal deaths among ethnic minority women was signed on Friday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD HH Vietnam), a leading global biopharmaceutical company, and MSD for Mothers.

(VOVWORLD) - The Washington Times of the US has published an article commending Vietnam’s role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-2021 tenure.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has introduced the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021 Update with an estimate on economic growth in Vietnam and Asian developing countries in 2021.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked businesses to prepare to resume production and ensure safety for workers amid COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Youth Union has over the past three weeks distributed nearly 470,000 food aid bags worth 4.8 million USD to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the Union’s "A million food aid bags" program launched on August 20.

(VOVWORLD) - 50 businesses in Saône-et-Loire province gathered for a seminar on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on Thursday in Mâcon city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam attracted 14 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of this year, only 2 percent lower than the same period last year, showing foreign investors’ confidence in its economy mid-and long term.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade has transferred the Chairmanship of the ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting 2021 to Brunei’s Energy Minister.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision on the plan to implement a special emulation campaign calling to national unity against COVID-19.