[VOVWORLD] - The World Health Organization said Sunday it is maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as “low risk” as the cruise ship where the outbreak originated approaches the Netherlands.

[VOVWORLD] - Iranian media reported on Sunday that Tehran had received Washington’s response to a five-point proposal put forward by Iran, but described the new US demands as unacceptable, particularly because they included no guarantee of an end to attacks on Iran.

[VOVWORLD] - Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man has emphasized that education and healthcare are among the issues receiving the greatest attention from National Assembly deputies and voters.

[VOVWORLD] - Developing science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, and strategic technologies are the path to rapid and sustainable national development in the new era, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said on Monday at a ceremony in Hanoi marking Vietnam Science, Technology and Innovation Day (May 18).

[VOVWORLD] - The first National Congress of the Vietnam Association for the Protection of People with Disabilities held its preliminary session in Hanoi on Monday, attracting 300 delegates representing officials, members, and protectors nationwide.

[VOVWORLD] - Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand hosted the second meeting with Vietnamese intellectuals, experts, and students on Sunday in Bangkok, to mark Vietnam's Science, Technology and Innovation Day (May 18).

[VOVWORLD] - The Party Committee in Russia on Sunday held a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, hero of national liberation and world cultural figure (May 19).

[VOVWORLD] - World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency of international concern, Vietnam’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday.

[VOVWORLD] - The ongoing exhibition “Colors of Culture” at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum is attracting a growing number of history enthusiasts and tourists alike.

[VOVWORLD] - The administration of US President Donald Trump has decided not to extend the sanctions waiver mechanism covering the purchase and trade of Russian oil and petroleum products transported by sea.