(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed security concerns with his US counterpart Antony Blinken during a phone call on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said Wednesday that IAEA is helping Saudi Arabia and Egypt develop infrastructure for nuclear power.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Health to issue guidance on COVID-19 testing at school, and monitoring children with illnesses or underlying health conditions.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported additional 36,200 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as of 4 pm on Thursday in 62 cities and provinces. The new infections included 10 imported cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will apply immigration rules as stated in the current regulations as from March 15 when the country opens its international tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is closely watching the situation in Ukraine and Vietnamese citizen protection in the country, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang at a press conference on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called for solidarity, unity, dialogue, and cooperation to be enhanced to serve as the basis for a strong and resilient ASEAN Community.

(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMMR) took place both in person and via videoconference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday to discuss COVID-19 prevention and control, economic recovery and relations with partners.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has climbed 14 places to the 62nd in the 2021 Government Artificial Intelligence (AI) Readiness Index, according to an annual index report released by the UK’s Oxford Insights in collaboration with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with leaders of Quang Ngai, one of the central region’s industrial hubs on Thursday.