(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded nearly 11,600 new cases of COVID-19 in 59 cities and provinces on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - China's President Xi Jinping held his first face-to-face talks with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday, meeting Russia's Vladimir Putin who hailed "unprecedented" ties between the neighbours.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia on Wednesday said it supports the anti-terrorism stance of the United States after an IS leader was killed in an American raid, in a rare conciliatory tone amid tensions between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before attending the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday evening. This will be Xi’s first in-person meeting with a world leader in nearly two years.

(VOVWORLD) - Four of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's closest aides resigned on Thursday within a few hours amid growing pressure on the Prime Minister.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation on Thursday, their third within seven days, to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and security guarantees.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam earned 29 billion USD from exports in January, up 1.6% against the period last year.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday attended the inauguration ceremony of the Cao Bo-Mai Son section, one of the 11 component projects of the eastern North-South expressway project.

(VOVWORLD) - The northern province of Quang Ninh on Thursday welcomed the first group of tourists after a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter of congratulations to China’s Party leader and President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics.