A Vietnamese TV channel has signed an agreement with seven provincial cities and counties of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on popularising the Korean culture (Hallyu or Korean Wave) in Vietnam and enhancing cultural exchange between the two countries. The deal was inked on Tuesday between VTC10 channel of
-Vietnamese nationals abroad have sent home some 12.5 billion USD this year, a year-on-year increase of 10%, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). “In 2019, remittances to Vietnam were affected, but they have grown steadily since last year,” said a SBV official at a press briefing on Wednesday.
According to worldometers.info, as of Wednesday morning, there have been more than 283 million cases of COVID-19 in the world and more than 5.4 million deaths. In the past 24 hours there have been more than 1.1 million new cases and more than 6,000 deaths. The US led the world in
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told media on Tuesday that negotiations to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, are on the right track and an agreement is possible if the other parties show good faith and seriousness. The same day,
Vietnam became the 53rd country in the world to achieve the goal of administering basic doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 70% of its population by Monday, said the website covidvax.live, which updates the rate of vaccination in the world. According to the page, only 63 countries and territories
Vietnam for the first time was named among the world’s top 20 FDI attraction countries in 2021, according to the World Investment Report 2021 of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. International newspapers and websites have shared the view that foreign investment attraction was a highlight of Vietnam’s
The United States continues to hope that the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) will respond positively to its outreach for dialogue, a State Department spokesperson said Tuesday. During press briefing on Tuesday, Ned Price said the US is ready and willing to meet with the DPRK without any preconditions. His
