(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception for Abdulnasser Alshaali, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Hanoi on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on Wednesday had a working session with Parliamentarian Andreas Scheuer, President of the Asian Bridge Initiative programme, on prospects for strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) in general, and Germany in particular.

(VOVWORLD) -The Kremlin said in a statement on Wednesday that the European Union’s sanctions had resulted in Lithuania preventing the shipment of goods from the Russian mainland to the Kaliningrad territory, and this is "completely unacceptable". The statement added that Russia is considering retaliatory measures.

(VOVWORLD) -Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van, a lecturer at the University of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City is one of 15 female scientists awarded the International Rising Talent under the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science program.

(VOVWORLD) -Indian Navy ships INS SAHYADRI and INS KADMATT led by Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Fleet, Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, will arrive at Nha Rong port for a three-day visit to Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has applauded the investment of Korean companies in Vietnam, including Daewoo E&C Group, saying the Government is willing to create favorable conditions for foreign businesses to expand their investment here.

(VOVWORLD) -The 16th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting adopted a joint declaration on Wednesday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

(VOVWORLD) -From 4 pm on Tuesday to 4 pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 888 new cases of COVID-19 in 43 out of 63 provinces and cities. Since the onset of the pandemic, Vietnam’s caseload has reached 10,739,855.

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnam People’s Navy hospital ship is providing medical examinations and drugs for people in the south-central coastal province of Phu Yen this week.

(VOVWORLD) -Afghanistan has launched a rescue campaign for trapped victims in the debris of a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others.