Fireworks explode over empty streets as 2020 slinks away into history With more than 1.7 million people dead and 82 million infected around the globe since last New Year’s Eve - yet hope that new vaccines can help tame the pandemic - this year’s end is like none other in memory.

Việt Nam enters high human development category, puts higher pressure on Earth Việt Nam has joined the ranks of countries with high human development, but this remarkable progress has been accompanied with relatively high pressure on the planet.

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Party chief extends congratulations to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi over election win Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has sent a message of congratulations to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, as her party claimed a resounding victory in the recent general election.

National Assembly’s year-end meeting wraps up, completing five-year term’s agenda The year-end meeting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) closed on Tuesday with seven bills and 13 resolutions adopted.

Appointment decisions handed over to new health, science and technology ministers & central bank governor Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Monday presented the State President’s decisions to appoint Nguyễn Thanh Long as Minister of the Ministry of Health, Nguyễn Thị Hồng as the Governor of State Bank of Việt Nam, and Huỳnh Thanh Đạt as Minister of Science and Technology.

Large scale 5G rollout expected in 2021: information minister Việt Nam aims to roll out the 5G network more widely in 2021, taking advantage of existing 4G infrastructure for faster deployment, information minister Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng stated.

Top leaders meet visiting speaker of RoK’s parliament Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with visiting Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s National Assembly Park Byeong-seug in Hà Nội on Monday.

Việt Nam shines as coronavirus pandemic ravages global economy: lawmaker Việt Nam’s economy and coronavirus response are “beacons of light” in a world ravaged by the pandemic, a Vietnamese lawmaker said during the parliament's plenary session on Monday.