(VOVWORLD) - A UN Security Council panel has approved sanction exemptions for an aid project by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to help North Korea respond to COVID-19 and prevent malaria, its website showed on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Thirty-nine donors have announced record pledges of more than 467 million USD for the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2022.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 15,311 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as of 4pm on Thursday. They included 11 imported cases and 15,300 locally-transmitted cases in 61 cities and provinces.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has actively engaged with some 80 partner agencies on vaccine passport mutual recognition.

(VOVWORLD) - The 8th Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum (VCSF) took place in Hanoi on Thursday, with a focus on working towards a decade of sustainable development so that no one is left behind.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Thursday requested extra efforts to build a more transparent and stronger Party and political system.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that putting American troops on the ground in Ukraine to deter a potential Russian invasion is "not on the table".

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Environment Administration and Nestlé Vietnam on Wednesday announced a cooperative agreement on raising public awareness of environmental protection and sustainable management of packaging.

(VOVWORLD) - The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Vietnam on Wednesday honored companies and organizations who exhibited outstanding corporate social responsibility this year.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission (EC) put forward plans on Wednesday to give Brussels more tools to respond to any foreign power threatening to harm European Union economies or businesses.