(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam needs to develop a national action plan to improve laws and policies to advance responsible business practices, according to a workshop in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Development Program (UNDP) is ready to continue working closely with and supporting Vietnam’s development, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner told Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korean Unification Minister Lee In-young called on North Korea Thursday to return to the negotiating table, saying April is a critical period for regional security.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia will terminate its membership on the UN Human Rights Council early, Russia's deputy UN Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its forecast for Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2022 at 6.5% and predicted the economy will expand 6.7% in 2023.

(VOVWORLD) - A total 117,503 COVID-19 patients recovered on Thursday, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 8,395,066, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - The Russian ambassador to the US said Wednesday that the US sanctions against Sberbank and Alfabank, two of Russia’s largest banks, are “a direct blow to the Russian population and ordinary citizens”.

(VOVWORLD) - 11 EU countries have issued a joint statement calling on the European Union to speed up new climate change policies and also reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels as soon as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, together known as the Benelux group, say they will contribute to the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity in 2025. Germany will be the lead nation in this force in 2025.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has reached agreement on electronic health passports with 19 countries, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.