(VOVWORLD) -The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday approved three decisions confirming that a digital certificate on COVID-19 issued by Vietnam, Indonesia and the Seychelles is equivalent to the EU COVID certificates.

(VOVWORLD) -United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected the Czech Republic to the Human Rights Council to replace Russia after Russia's membership of the 47-member body was suspended in April.

(VOVWORLD) -The US-ASEAN special summit will take place in Washington, D.C. on Thursday and Friday.

(VOVWORLD) -Flags of 11 sports delegations competing at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (Sea Games 31) were raised on Wednesday morning at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, just one day ahead of the Games’ opening night.

(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for Organizing SEA Games 31, checked a rehearsal for the Games' opening ceremony in Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on Tuesday evening.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam will consider adjusting COVID-19 prevention and control measures (5K practice), taking into account the actual situation and international experience.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam on Tuesday secured the gold medal in the men’s beach handball after beating the Philippines 2-1 at the 31st Southeast Asian Games or SEA Games 31.

(VOVWORLD) -2,855 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours as of 4 pm on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - The central province of Thua Thien-Hue was the leading locality in Vietnam according to the 2021 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) released on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - E-commerce boomed in Vietnam for the 2020-2021 period and is projected to reach 39 billion USD by 2025, according to the Vietnam Online Business Forum 2022 held in Hanoi on Tuesday.