(VOVWORLD) - Twelve checkpoints in the gateways to HCM City will only check vaccination records and will not require a negative COVID-19 test for people traveling to the city, except for those coming from "very high-risk" areas, according to the municipal Traffic Police Division.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 3,636 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours as of 5pm on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is working with partners to ensure early mutual recognition of vaccine passports with 80 countries and territories.

(VOVWORLD) - The Philippines has issued a diplomatic note to protest Chinese vessels challenging its ships patrolling the South China Sea with sirens, horns, and radio communications.

(VOVWORLD) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the alliance would still need to talk to Russia after Moscow suspended its diplomatic mission in NATO.

(VOVWORLD) - A flag hoisting ceremony was held on Thursday for four RoRo-5612 multipurpose vessels in Ca Mau province to mark the 60th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea (October 23) and the 46th anniversary of the Naval Zone 5 (October 26).

(VOVWORLD) - Energy prices, climate change, and the latest developments of the Covid-19 pandemic will be the main topics discussed at the EU Summit, which will take place Thursday and Friday in Brussels, Belgium.

(VOVWORLD) - An incense offering ceremony was held Wednesday to pay tribute to the officers and soldiers serving in the ships with no numbers on the legendary Ho Chi Minh Sea Trail, in Ben Loc Wharf, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia and Belarus will strengthen their defense cooperation, according to a joint board meeting on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has issued a dispatch on safe, flexible co-existence with the coronavirus and effective pandemic containment.