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World Bank helps Việt Nam cope with COVID-19 The World Bank and the State Bank of Việt Nam on Thursday signed a US$6.2 million grant agreement to strengthen Việt Nam’s COVID-19 surveillance and testing capacities, research capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and test kits, and communications about the pandemic.

Australia unveils law forcing tech giants to pay for news

Australia unveiled a draft law on Friday to force Google and Facebook to pay news media for their content in a "world-leading" initiative sure to prompt a confrontation with the digital giants.

Experts’ consensus: Việt Nam has favourable factors for neobanks to develop

Digital banks and neobanks are becoming two familiar terms in Viet Nam’s banking lexicon. In a digitising world, the two will be widely developed around the whole world and in Việt Nam. Việt Nam News’ Thu Ngân speaks to experts about the development of digital banks and neobanks in the country.

As lawmakers spar, Federal Reserve aims to buoy economy Facing the second recession in just over a decade and with Congress locked in debate over a new emergency spending package, the Federal Reserve will seek a way to put some guardrails on the US economy.

Fight against smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods hindered by corruption Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình on Thursday said crimes relating to smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods were still a big problem due to irresponsibility, loose management and corrupted State employees.

Việt Nam and New Zealand commit to strategic education partnership Việt Nam and New Zealand have renewed their Strategic Engagement Plan on Education for the next three years (2020-2023).

Angry EU leaders battle to save deadlocked virus recovery summit Squabbling EU leaders battled on into the early hours of Monday to try and break the deadlock as their summit on a huge coronavirus rescue package stretched into a fourth day.

Red River flood diversion needs special treatment

PhD architect Đào Ngọc Nghiêm, Vice President of the Việt Nam Urban Development and Planning Association, talks to Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper on the need to grant a special policy for Hà Nội on flood diversion on the Red River

New immigration law to attract investment

The change is expected to facilitate the implementation of new agreements that Việt Nam has signed such as the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Việt Nam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA).