(VOVWORLD) - Ukraine said it had begun "hard" talks on a ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of troops and security guarantees with Russia on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) -After nine days of competition, the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games came to a close with a solemn ceremony at the National Stadium of China in Beijing on Sunday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - By Sunday Vietnam had injected nearly 200.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 12 and above. 47 out of 63 provinces and cities have had a 2nd dose vaccination rate of over 95%.

(VOVWORLD) -The government has proposed cutting the environmental protection tax on petrol in an attempt to stabilize the petrol market and rein in inflation.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 87 million USD has been saved in the past three years as Vietnam downsized some 3,800 agencies at the district and commune level, according to a report submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - From 4 p.m. on Saturday to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Vietnam recorded 166,968 new cases of COVID-19, of which 15 were imported and 166,953 were transmitted domestically in 62 out of 63 provinces and cities. To date, Vietnam has confirmed a total of 6,112,648 cases of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, in the past 24 hours, the world recorded an additional 400,000 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to more than 450 million, which includes 6 million fatalities.

(VOVWORLD) - Talks between Moscow and Kyiv over the crisis in Ukraine, which had been conducted in person in Belarus, have continued via a video link, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Saturday signed a decree to coordinate and support the reception of evacuees from Ukraine and from Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - 10 out of 100 nominations were awarded the “Vietnam Young Doctor” title in Hanoi on Saturday for their contributions to the battle against COVID-19.