(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly of Vietnam will work closely with the legislatures of other countries to strengthen the multilateral system and promote cooperation toward a peaceful, stable, resilient, and prosperous Asia-Pacific, said National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, warning that the variant now accounted for 40 per cent of infections in the British capital.

(VOVWORLD) - The first National Conference on Foreign Affairs opened in Hanoi Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - As many as 1,597 foreigners have arrived in Ho Chi Minh City during the past three days, with nine of them testing positive for the SARS-C-V-2 virus and no Omicron cases detected, said the Ho Chi Minh City City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a meeting on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 15,377 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his Republic of Korea counterpart Park Byeong-Seug expressed their support for upgrading ties between the two countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership during talks in Seoul on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Indonesia on Monday, kicking off a visit to Southeast Asia aimed at strengthening ties with the region.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the central province of Ha Tinh to make full use of its deep water port, road and railway systems, and highly-determined people for stronger development.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese martial artists bagged two gold medals at the World Muay Thai Championships 2021 which concluded on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - A house in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District, where President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked in 1945, has been recognized as a National Historical Site.