(VOVWORLD) - Local administrators, ministries, sectors, and businesses have taken steps to ensure that supplies of basic necessities and fresh food will reach HCM City during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is one of the countries that have been most successful in containing the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a united effort by the political system and the public. The results reflect the Vietnamese Party and State’s commitment to protecting people’s health and lives.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese government has issued a resolution on incentive policies for employees and employers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not the first time the Vietnamese government has provided relief packages, but this time aid will be delivered to beneficiaries as soon as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Prime Minister pledges to provide more resources for Ho Chi Minh City, which is battered by the pandemic. He asks ministries and sectors to stay prepared to meet HCMC’s human and material resources needs, particularly medical workers.

(VOVWORLD) - Taliban forces have stepped up attacks to retake control of many parts of Afghanistan. The resurgence of the Taliban has strengthened as the US-led coalition forces withdraw.

(VOVWORLD) - While imposing social distancing rules according to the government’s Directive 16, Ho Chi Minh City has made changes to achieve greater efficiency in COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, establish safe zones, and narrow high-risk areas.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam officially launched on Sunday its biggest ever vaccination program intending to vaccinate all Vietnamese people over 18. The program, which will run until April next year, prioritizes public safety.

(VOVWORLD) - A Group of Friends of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), an initiative Vietnam and Germany launched in New York recently, has been welcomed by UN member countries. This is a forum to discuss maritime laws, narrow differences, and enhance contributions to the UNCLOS. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel and representatives of 96 member states attended the launch of the initiative.

(VOVWORLD) - "If you don't get the vaccine, the vaccine will come to you." This is the message that the Brussels Municipal Immunization Commission sends to the people of the Jette district on the vaccine bus. Vaccine bus is an initiative of the Belgian capital city to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Some cities and provinces have closed their traditional markets to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading while stockpiling sufficient supplies of essential goods to ensure market stability and social security.