(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Saturday that it is a must to produce COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, and related biologicals and medical equipment domestically.

(VOVWORLD) - Spokesman for the Taliban-led administration Zabihullah Mujahid has said talks between Taliban and the United States would resume in Qatar's capital Doha.

(VOVWORLD) - A plaque commemorating President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled in France’s Marseille city on Friday, as part of activities marking 110 years since the late President boarded ship Amiral Latouche Tréville to France, beginning his journey for national salvation.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign investors have poured nearly 26.5 billion USD into Vietnam so far this year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Swiss businesses to invest in Vietnam and partner with Vietnamese enterprises, particularly in banking and finance, science and hi-tech, innovation and digital transformation.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Switzerland have agreed to soon conclude negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member, according to a joint press conference between visiting Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and 52 other leaders attended the online 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, which concluded on Friday and was chaired by Cambodia.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 13,109 new cases of COVID-19 from 4pm on Thursday to 4pm on Friday. 15 were imported and 13,094 were transmitted in 60 provinces and cities.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi will administer COVID-19 vaccines for 9th graders, equivalent to 14 years old, on Saturday, said the Hanoi Department of Health. The COVID-19 vaccination will then be administered to children below the age of 12.

(VOVWORLD) - An increasing number of Japanese retailer shave expanded their business in Vietnam when localities have eased social distancing restrictions and accelerated vaccination.