(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stressed the need to promote defense and security diplomacy to safeguard the country early and from afar.

(VOVWORLD) -Semeru volcano in Indonesia was active again on Monday after two days a powerful eruption that killed at least 22 people and left 27 missing, forcing rescuers to suspend their search and rescue activities.

(VOVWORLD) -Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre based in Da Nang under the Vietnam Maritime Administration, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

(VOVWORLD) -Hanoi plans to ban motorbikes in core districts after 2025, five years earlier than an earlier plan, in order to reduce traffic congestion and emissions.

(VOVWORLD) -The United Nations Security Council met on Monday on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s unrest and activities of the UN Organisation Stabilization Mission there (MONUSCO).

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam began their defence of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup with a stuttering 2-0 win against Laos in Singapore on Monday evening.

(VOVWORLD) -Trains on the Nhon-Hanoi Train station metro lines were put on a trial run at a maximum speed of 80km per hour on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long yesterday chaired an online meeting with the leaders of provinces which have recorded an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and deaths recently, including Can Tho city, Tay Ninh, Soc Trang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and An Giang province.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday evening hosted a banquet in Hanoi for his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane and the Lao National Assembly high-ranking delegation who are visiting Vietnam from December 6-8.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 14,591 new infections of COVID-19 and 223 deaths on Monday.