(VOVWORLD) - Establishing humanitarian corridors in Ukraine for evacuations and aid is the bare minimum to be done now, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday, adding it was important for the top Russian and Ukrainian diplomats to have met.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union's Foreign Policy chief and Security Policy Josep Borrell said Friday in a Twitter message that a pause is needed in talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), citing external factors.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has visited key project sites in Khanh Hoa province.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s foreign currency reserve has hit a new record high of nearly 110 billion USD and is expected to rise in tandem with the national economic size.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is to fully reopen for international travelers next Tuesday. Foreign visitors are required to have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of departure. If they travel by air, another negative quick test upon arrival is needed before they can travel freely in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The Youth Unions of Binh Thuan province and HCM City have jointly organized volunteer activities for young people in Phu Quy island district, Binh Dinh province.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front says the “For Vietnamese Sea and Islands” fund received more than 1.1 million USD from 40 agencies in the first quarter of this year. Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Nguyen Lan Huong praised the donors.

(VOVWORLD) - The Administration of Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the British Embassy in Vietnam organized a seminar in Hanoi this week called “Sustainable protection and development of coastal forest – a solution to reduce emissions and develop the economy”.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese ministries allocate more than 70 percent of their budgets to climate change adaptation, heard a launch workshop regarding climate public expenditure and investment review (CPEIR) of Vietnam on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank (WB) on Friday released its brief updating Vietnam’s economic development in March, stating that the economy continues to show resilience and is recovering although downside risks have heightened.