(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden promised Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on Monday that he will soon designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, granting special status to a key friend in a turbulent region.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese people abroad sent home more than 12 billion USD last year, a year-on-year increase of 10%, according to the State Bank of Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited officials and people of Hanoi on Lunar New Year’s Eve (January 31), urging the capital city to lead the country in all aspects.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic and local Vietnamese community and businesses have held a ceremony to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year festival.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko has praised milestones in Vietnam – Russia ties in 2021 and Vietnam’s changes after nearly four decades of renewal in an interview on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Laotians in need have received Tet gifts in Vientiane. Vietnamese businesses in Laos and the local Vietnamese community have presented 150 gifts to those affected by the pandemic and facing difficulties.

(VOVWORLD) - Tan Cang Hai Phong international container port has received the WAN HAI 315 vessel as part of its new service route connecting Hai Phong to the US East Coast.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Vu Duc Dam, has paid Tet visit to the Vietnam National Lung Hospital in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has visited Hanoi’s Police Force on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - As of 1:00 on Monday (UTC time), the world recorded nearly 386 million COVID-19 cases, more than 296 million of which have recovered while nearly 5.7 million have died.