(VOVWORLD) - The White House has announced its intentions to launch a multi billion dollar plan dedicated to stopping potential biological threats once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia on Sunday denied it has discussed participating in an online G7 ministerial meeting about Afghanistan.

(VOVWORLD) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that Iran is ready for "useful" talks aimed at ending sanctions against Iran.

(VOVWORLD) -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 7th Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) Summit on Wednesday via videoconference.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasized epidemic prevention and control by combining centralization and decentralization.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations (HAUFO) on Sunday presented gift packages of food, medical supplies, and cash to 154 Cambodian university students in Hanoi who are effected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city has moved up two places to 45th of 60 cities in the latest global safety ranking, VnExpress cited the latest Safe Cities Index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

(VOVWORLD) - Singapore's aviation regulator said on Monday it would approve the return to service of the Boeing 737 MAX more than two years after the plane was grounded, becoming the latest country in the Asia Pacific region to do so.

(VOVWORLD) - The Taliban have taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan being held by resistance forces, the Islamist militant group's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Governing body FIFA's proposal to hold the World Cup every two years instead of every four has received support from four football federations in South Asia, who said it would spur development of the game in the region.