(VOVWORLD) - 335.5 million COVID-19 infections and 5.5 million deaths had been reported as of Wednesday noon, according to worldometer.info.

(VOVWORLD) -The Prime Minister has just signed a decision approving the National Target Program for Poverty Reduction in the 2021-2025 period with a total capital of least 75,000 billion VND (3.3 billion USD).

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony to technically open the Trung Luong-My Thuan expressway’s main road to traffic on Wednesday, in Tien Giang province.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said Russia welcomes the US’s diplomatic efforts to defuse the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

(VOVWORLD) - The world tourism industry barely improved last year compared to 2020, with all indicators staying way below pre-pandemic levels, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The first VinFuture Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday with prize value of more than 3 million USD to honor scientific projects that can create changes in the lives of millions of people around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - At a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday municipal leaders asked the heads of the city’s universities and colleges and the other local religious dignitaries to contribute to Hanoi’s development.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is an important partner of the UK, especially in the post-Brexit context, Speaker of the House of Commons of the UK Lindsay Hoyle said.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a project on enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnam’s private sector.

(VOVWORLD) -The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has enabled bilateral trade to reach more than 6 billion USD although it has only been enforced in just eight months.