(VOVWORLD) -President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has thanked the US friends for the practical activities they have carried out over the years to help victims of Agent Orange/dioxin and landmines left from the Vietnam War.

(VOVWORLD) -President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday reiterated Vietnam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification, saying Vietnam will make more effective contribution to the common work of the UN.

(VOVWORLD) -The Hungarian Government provided Vietnam with 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 100,000 antigen rapid test kits at a ceremony on Tuesday in Budapest. The supplies will arrive in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Italian Government has announced its decision to offer 796,000 more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam via the COVAX global facility to help Vietnam respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways and GE Aviation on Tuesday signed a 2 billion USD deal on selection of GEnx engines and a maintenance package for Boeing 787-9.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and heads of State and high-ranking representatives of 192 other United Nations member states attended a high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session opening in New York on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is set to receive its final permit from US authorities to operate regular direct flights to the US.

(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Tuesday there was no evidence of Islamic State or al Qaeda militants being in the country, days after Islamic State claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 11,692 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the national tally to over 707,436.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry has asked local health departments to advise local authorities on vaccine intervals following recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), the vaccine manufacturers, and the Health Ministry.