(VOVWORLD) - More than 137 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Vietnam as of Saturday morning, with one dose coverage reaching 96.8%, and the rate for two doses was 80.8% of the population aged 18 years and above, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - One in 10 people live with hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, a number that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and may grow even more with the waves linked to new variants of the coronavirus and the low levels of vaccination, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has applauded the endeavors and accomplishments of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in the last 30 years to contribute to Vietnam’s development.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s garment and textile exports weathered the COVID-19 storm to earn 39 billion USD in 2021, up 11.2% from 2020 and 0.3% from 2019, according to a review conference of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference took place on Friday to increase cooperation between Hanoi and other 11 northern localities in safe tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization on Friday approved for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine Covovax produced by the Serum Institute of India under licence from Novavax. The decision paves the way for the inclusion of Covovax in the United Nations-backed COVAX mechanism to provide vaccine to poorer countries around the world.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Saturday morning offered flowers and incense commemorating heroic martyr Vo Thi Sau at a temple named after her in Ba Ria Vung Tau province.

(VOVWORLD) -On Friday evening in New Delhi, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with Secretary General of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee Kusum Jain, Chairman of the India-Vietnam Friendship Association K.L. Malhotra, members of India-Vietnam friendship associations and many Indian friends.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam values relations with India, supports its Act East Policy, and supports India to become the permanent member of the United Nations Security Council once it is expanded, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday visited and wished Catholics in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau a merry Christmas.