(VOVWORLD) - Ceremonies were held on Friday across Vietnam to remember those who lost their lives to COVID-19. The event in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City began at 8 pm and was broadcast live on VTV1. It was hosted by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union (EU) on Thursday launched a Green Team Europe Initiative in partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen on Thursday during the 3rd ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Sustainable Development held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

(VOVWORLD) - Fishermen in Ky Loi Commune, Ky Anh Town, the central province of Ha Tinh, helped a 2-ton whale, who was washed ashore, return to the sea on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The authority and businesses of Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang province, have finalized programs and services to welcome foreign tourists on Saturday after nearly two years of the country’s border closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The 13th International Conference on the East Sea, which concluded on Friday in Hanoi, advocated the role of ASEAN and the building of order in the East Sea based on international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - An exhibition entitled “Vietnamese Pottery: A distinct tradition – A view from the An Bien collection” opened at the National Museum of History in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay an official visit to Japan from November 22-25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday attended the opening ceremony of the 2021-2022 school year and expressed his gratitude to teachers at Hanoi Medical University on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has launched a series of programs to provide Vietnamese businesses and localities with information about export and import markets.

(VOVWORLD) - A memorial ceremony will take place Friday night to commemorate compatriots, cadres, and soldiers who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.