(VOVWORLD) - The economic role of the Mekong Delta has gradually downsized compared with other regions, with its contribution to Vietnam’s GDP plummeting in the past three decades, according to a report released on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the success of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020. The Prime Minister was addressing a conference of the ASEAN National Committee 2020 in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's goal to reduce its poverty rate to 2.75% by the end of this year is well within reach, said a report delivered at an online conference to review poverty reduction work in the 2016-2020 period on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Military Medical Academy began a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial on Thursday and is recruiting 60 volunteers to participate. The first vaccination will be given on December 17.

(VOVWORLD) - The Institute of Vaccines and Biological Medical (Ivac) is likely to carry out its COVID-19 clinical tests on human in March 2021, said Institute Director Duong Huu Thai.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will conduct the first phase of human trials of a locally made COVID-19 vaccine from December 10, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at a meeting in Hanoi with Vietnamese vaccine producers on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Several Vietnamese and foreign volunteers took part in the Vietnamese National Volunteer Festival on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam seems to be the only bright spot in Asia, balancing public health and the economy right from the onset of COVID-19, according to the Manila Times of the Philippines.

(VOVWORLD) - The ongoing economic recovery will fuel Vietnam’s growth in 2021, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung at a Cabinet press conference on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - A national conference on social work for people with disabilities was held in Hanoi on Wednesday. Vietnam has about 6.2 million people with a disability, of which 58% are women and 30% children.