(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always treasures its friendship and comprehensive cooperation with the Netherlands, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during phone talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam always stands side by side and stays ready to help Laos, within its ability, to push back the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane during their meeting in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The US has provided 150 million USD for mine action in Vietnam and will continue joining Vietnam to build a future without landmines andother unexploded ordnance in the country.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government is gearing up to finalize a master program on COVID-19 response and a program for socio-economic recovery and development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told an annual forum on Industry 4.0 in Hanoi on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - The reluctance of the US to lift all sanctions on Iran is the main challenge to reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed in 2015, a senior Iranian official said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has always prioritized preserving and promoting the close-knit relationship with Laos, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said during talks Monday with his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one of the creators of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine said.

(VOVWORLD) - Early indications on the severity of the Omicron Covid-19 variant are "a bit encouraging", President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told CNN, adding that scientists need more information before drawing conclusions about Omicron’s severity.

(VOVWORLD) - Officials monitoring Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Monday warned residents to remain vigilant after a deadly eruption over the weekend, as heavy wind and rain brought search-and-rescue efforts to a halt.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 20 tonnes of canned lychee from Vietnam have hit the shelves of supermarkets in France for the first time, according to the trade office of Vietnam in France.