(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy reaffirmed Vietnam's policy of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons while addressing a session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran on Monday rejected a complaint by the UN nuclear watchdog that it blocked IAEA observers from accessing a nuclear site, arguing that the facility is exempt from a recent agreement.

(VOVWORLD) - No representative from Afghanistan will address the annual UN General Assembly general debate in New York, since the ambassador for the government ousted by the Taliban - who was due to speak on Monday – has withdrawn his name.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is an important and close partner of Russia in Asia-Pacific, said Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, during a meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Moscow on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Tuesday, there have been more than 233 million COVID-19 infections and 4.7 million deaths around the world, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - NATO forces have increased their patrols on the border between Serbia and Kosovo.

(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department on Tuesday condemned North Korea’s missile launch and called on both Pyongyang and Seoul to engage in a dialogue process amid escalating tensions.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK began its first negotiation meeting on Tuesday with all members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - a major trans-Pacific bloc.

(VOVWORLD) -“Mien Ky Uc” (Memoryland), a film by director Bui Kim Quy, will represent Vietnam to compete at this year’s Busan International Film Festival in the Republic of Korea next month.

(VOVWORLD) -The book entitled “Toi la Beto” (I am Beto) by children’s best-selling author of Vietnam Nguyen Nhat Anh will be translated to Korean and published in the Republic of Korea (RoK).