(VOVWORLD) - Truc Bach ward in Ba Dinh district has launched an online medical station, the first of its kind in the capital city, Vietnam’s current COVID-19 hotspot. The medical station has a Facebook fanpage and hotline.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has completed its term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure. Having successfully fulfilled the same role 10 years ago, in this tenure Vietnam joined discussions, promoted consensus and cooperation, reduced tensions and confrontation, and found prompt, equitable solutions to issues that threatened regional and global peace and security.

(VOVWORLD) - The Middle East remained unstable in 2021 despite international efforts to de-escalate tensions, said the UN Security Council at its last meeting of the year on the Middle East on December 21. The Council said developments in the Palestinian lands, an important component of the Middle East peace process, were tense.

(VOVWORLD) - With Tet just 2 weeks away, supermarkets, shopping malls and convenience stores have stockpiled up for the New Year demand.

(VOVWORLD) - Democracy and human rights are closely associated. To protect and promote human rights requires the strengthening, expansion, and promotion of democracy. Documents at the 13th National Party Congress say that the exercise and promotion of people’s socialist democracy and right to mastery will enhance national unity and people’s trust and consensus.

(VOVWORLD) - The 15th National Assembly’s first extraordinary meeting concluded on Tuesday. It adopted major policies for national development at a time when Vietnam is striving to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Science and Technology’s reformed procedures for inspection of imported goods has saved millions of USD for businesses and helped them improve product quality.

(VOVWORLD) - US and Russian diplomats held talks on security guarantees in Geneva on Monday. Although the dialogue was expected to be one of the most important events to shape Russia-US relations since the Cold War, it did not reach any result but simply provided an opportunity for the two sides to better understand each other’s priorities.

(VOVWORLD) - Though Vietnam began COVID-19 vaccination later than many countries, its vaccination coverage is now one of the highest in the world. The result is attributed to Vietnam’s strategy of promoting vaccine diplomacy, setting up a vaccine fund, and accelerating vaccination.

(VOVWORLD) - Following a recent government meeting with localities on ways to realize socio-economic targets this year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Resolution 01 on ways to realize socio-economic development tasks in 2022 focusing on economic recovery.