(VOVWORLD) -Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has reaffirmed Vietnam's desire to contribute to global efforts to promote and protect human rights by nominating itself to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 tenure.

(VOVWORLD) -The cadres and party members of the Party Committee of Central Agencies have been striving to make a total transformation over the past 15 years of development, under the leadership of the Politburo and the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat. The Party building work has been carried out extensively.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked authorities in the central region to focus on addressing consequences of recent unusual downpours and floods amid the dry season.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to drop with 50,730 cases recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm Saturday to 4pm Sunday. including 3 imported cases, down 14,886 from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, as of Sunday morning, the world recorded more than 490 million COVID-19 cases, including 6.17 million deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - The two-month cease-fire in Yemen began at 19:00 on Saturday. All offensive military, air, ground and maritime operations inside Yemen and across its borders are halted and plan allowing fuel imports into Hodeidah and some flights resuming from Sanaa airport are scheduled.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia's talks with Ukraine have not been easy, but the main thing is that they are continuing, RIA news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Diversifying and seeking potential coal supply are an urgent requirement of Vietnam as the country is boosting production and recovering the economy in the post COVID-19 period.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of Vietnam's permanent delegation to UN, received John McAuliff, a longtime friend of Vietnam in New York on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Various activities to mark Culture Day of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups are underway until May 3 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi’s Son Tay town .