About 600 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam will get support in applying technological solutions to improve labour productivity and competitiveness as part of a project launched on Thursday by the World Bank (WB). The project, which will be implemented by the WB in collaboration with Real-Time Analytics
Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine are nearly as effective against the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant as they are against the previously dominant Alpha variant, according to a new study. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday showed the vaccines were highly
– US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay an official visit to Vietnam on July 28-29 at the invitation of Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Phan Văn Giang, spokesperson for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said at the Ministry’s regular press conference held online on Thursday. Hang
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has praised recent development in the Vietnam-UK relations and urged the UK to promote the bilateral free trade agreement. During his reception for the visiting British Secretary of State for Defence Robert Ben Lobban Wallace on Thursday, the Prime Minister called for strengthening defense cooperation for
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has commented on Britain’s announcement of its regular deployment of vessels to Asian waters. Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has commented on Britain’s announcement of its regular deployment of vessels to Asian waters. Source: VOV5
– Some 50 athletes out of a total of 232 athletes from the Republic of Korea and six executives from the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee will take part in the opening ceremony for the 2020 Summer Olympics on Friday, the Committee said on Thursday. The decision was made to ensure their
The G20 Ministerial meeting in Naples, Italy, on Thursday and Friday is providing an overview of responses to laying the foundation for a prosperous and sustainable future. The key topics of the discussion include: combating climate change, accelerating ecological transition, making financial flows consistent with Paris Agreement objectives,
