(VOVWORLD) - Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, Dr Kidong Park, has appreciated the Vietnamese Government’s measures and efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic as strong and correct.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has criticized attacks targeting Saudi Arabia and escalating armed conflicts in some places in Yemen.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, hosted a meeting on Saturday to review COVID-19 response efforts over the past week and work out solutions in the coming time.

(VOVWORLD) - General Phung Quang Thanh, former member of the Politburo and former Minister of National Defence, passed away after a period of illness at 3:45 am Saturday at his private home in Hanoi, according to the Central Committee on Health Care for Senior Governmental Officials.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Pham Hai Anh, Vietnam's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, on Friday urged involved parties in Libya to intensify dialogues and negotiations, build trust, and fully implement the ceasefire agreement run by Libyans under the monitor of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is "moving in the wrong direction" and exhorted nations to take urgent action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

(VOVWORLD) - On a video released Friday, US President Joe Biden called for national unity as the United States prepared to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, calling it America's greatest strength in the face of adversity.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Saturday, there have been nearly 225 million COVID-19 infections and more than 4.6 million deaths in the world, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged Vietnam and the Netherlands to strengthen bilateral cooperation and mutual support at multilateral forums and organizations.

(VOVWORLD) - Politburo member and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday co-chaired the 13th meeting of the the Steering Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation.