The Hanoi government has mandated residents to wear face masks at five places — hospitals, coach and bus stations, markets, supermarkets and commercial centers, and public sites — to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the 21st ASEAN – Republic of Korea Summit in Hanoi on November 12.

The 23rd ASEAN-Japan Summit was held online under the chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit was held on November 12 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

A list of sectors that could benefit from special tax incentives in Vietnam would be utilised to grow enthusiasm for overseas investors and, as a result, help to contribute towards luring more high-quality foreign direct investment.

As the holder of the keys of the national treasury, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung is facing great pressure.

Vietnamese businesses should prepare to export their products to other ASEAN countries ahead of the possible signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this week. 

The Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital has performed a multiple organ transplantation with organs taken from a brain dead donor, saving the lives of six different patients.

The role of women and gender equality-related issues will be discussed comprehensively for the first time at the ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit held online on November 12, 

Leaders of 10 ASEAN Member States and their partners of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and India discussed measures to boost post-pandemic economic recovery and ensure global supply chains 

With strong commitments and resolve of member countries, cooperation between Mekong countries and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has developed in both depth and width, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on November 13.

The Authority of Information Security (AIS) has reported impressive results in ensuring information security, but stressed that cyberattacks have become increasingly dangerous and sophisticated.

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte called for stepping up the adoption of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) while addressing the 37th ASEAN Summit via a teleconference on November 12.

Though several pharmaceutical companies have been experimenting Covid-19 vaccine in the world, the bulk of vaccines against the coronavirus disease will likely be available by the end of 2021 or early 2022,

On the occasion of the 37th ASEAN Summit, Tran Duc Binh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, wrote an article extolling the importance of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC),

10 ASEAN member states are on the cusp of a tremendous leap forward in socio-economic progress and their growth will be propelled by four mega-forces, including favourable demographics, rising income levels, geopolitical shifts and digital tailwinds.

Two innovation programmes will be offered during the third Franco-Vietnamese Days of Innovation on November 13-14 in HCM City.

To date, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has received applications for three samples of Vietnamese language textbooks for second graders under the new general education program.

A postage stamp collection featuring kingfishers will be published by the Vietnam Post on November 14.

NA approves new Government officials, resolution on 2021 budget estimate