The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) hosted a forum on December 18 in Hanoi on the COVID-19 pandemic and its political and economic impacts on the world and different regions.

Three more imported cases confirmed this evening, all returning from France. Three more people have recovered.

If the sex ratio at birth remains unchanged, Vietnam is likely to record an excess of 1.5 million males aged 15-49 by 2034 and 2.5 million by 2059, an in-depth study of the 2019 population and housing census reveals.

Over 21 trillion VND (913 million USD) is needed to supply electricity to most rural households currently without access, heard a consultation conference in Hanoi on December 18 to pool investment for power supply projects in rural, mountainous, and island areas in the 2021-2025 period.

A film screening programme will kick off on December 19 to feature seven selective films which have been granted international awards.

 “Compared to findings from the first National Child Labour Survey conducted in 2012, the latest figures point to an encouraging decrease in the prevalence of working children, which dropped from 15.5 per cent of children in 2012 to 9.1 per cent in 2018,” said MOLISA Deputy Minister Nguyễn Thị Hà. 

The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee (PCC) reached high consensus on personnel work related to the 13th tenure Politburo and PCC Secretariat during the 14th session, which concluded on December 18 morning after nearly five working days, two days ahead of schedule.

The Japanese embassy in Vietnam on December 17 signed contracts to provide non-refundable aid worth over 1.14 million USD for seven small-scale projects in 2020, which are under a non-refundable programme for Vietnam at grassroots levels.

The Long An Department of Transport has said the province will invest more than 16.5 trillion VND (714.3 million USD) in building a road linking it with HCM City.

The K-Food contest drew five teams from Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Thừa Thiên-Huế and Đà Nẵng to compete in the final on Thursday.

The programme includes a space to introduce beautiful landscape and unique culture of South Korea set up at the hall of the cinemas alongside the screenings of the latest dramas.

Durante la visita oficial a Australia, el primer ministro vietnamita Pham Minh Chinh y su esposa se reunieron hoy en Canberra con el gobernador general australiano David Hurley y su cónyuge.

El agregado militar camboyano en Vietnam, Leang Sovannara, realizó una visita de trabajo a la Escuela de Oficiales de Información en la ciudad de Nha Trang, en la provincia central de Khanh Hoa.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung to submit a plan to present Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts to revolution contributors to the State President.

Rescue forces have found 10 sailors aboard a Panama-flagged cargo ship which sank near Phú Quý island late December 17, while the search for five others is underway.

At least 70 per cent of tourism businesses in Đà Nẵng have resumed operations after two waves of COVID-19, and all were committed to health and safety conditions.

The central province will host the áo dài (traditional long dress) and cuisine Festival in Huế City’s downtown on December 18-23.

Wonderful rhythms and lyrics will be featured at the annual Acecook Happiness Concert which will be held in Hà Nội and HCM City next month.

Italy’s Culture Days in Saigon 2020 will take place from December 18-27, featuring a review of movies and short-film screenings, thematic conversations on design, and a music performance to celebrate the holiday season with an Italian twist.

Australia anunció este martes su plan para aumentar la inversión en la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN) mediante el establecimiento de un paquete financiero de 1,3 mil millones de dólares, a fin de impulsar el comercio y la inversión en la región.