(VOVWORLD) -Coach Park Hang-seo and his players of the Vietnam national team left for Singapore on Wednesday as they head to compete and defend their championship title at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup 2020.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is one of the world’s 10 leading exporters of electronic products, ranking second for smartphones and ninth for software outsourcing.

(VOVWORLD) -The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed with the Health Ministry’s proposal on suspending international flights to and from some African countries due to concerns over the Omicron variant.

(VOVWORLD) - The head of the UN health agency has criticized “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of the Omicron variant.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Health to closely monitor the pandemic situation caused by the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and prepare vaccines, therapeutic drugs and measures to prevent and control the pandemic on the basis of World Health Organization’s recommendations, the Government Office said in a document on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Russia’s TASS news agency has run an article highlighting the talks between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, especially the joint statement adopted by the two leaders.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam and Russia have issued a joint statement on the vision of their comprehensive strategic partnership by 2030 following the talks between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Transport has allowed increasing the frequency of flights on many domestic routes.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always treasures its comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia and wants to foster bilateral ties in all areas for benefits of both nations.

(VOVWORLD) - The Omicron COVID-19 variant could hurt global growth prospects while also pushing prices higher, rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service said on Monday, after the World Health Organization said the variant carried a very high risk of infection surges.