(VOVWORLD) - The diplomatic sector has made tremendous contributions to the cause of national defense, construction and development throughout the country’s history over the past more than seven decades, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son wrote in an article on the occasion of the ministry's 76th founding anniversary (August 28, 1945-2021).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered authorities to seek proper vaccine sources and make students a priority group for inoculation so they can return to school.

(VOVWORLD) - A Facebook group called "Hanoi - Helping each other overcome the pandemic" was recently established to deliver food and necessities to people in need.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son had a phone call with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne on Friday on the occasion of Australia’s handover of more than 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visited the national population data centre under the Ministry of Public Security on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - From 6pm Thursday to 6pm Friday, Vietnam logged additional 12,920 COVID-19 cases including 19 imported cases and 12,901 locally-transmitted cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Online Newspaper on Friday launched its Russian and Spanish versions.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign media covered US Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Vietnam. Reuters said the relations between the two old foes have grown increasingly close and Ms Harris’s visit is clear evidence.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 200 doctors and medical workers from hospitals in the central region traveled to the South on Friday to support the fight against COVID-19 with determination to stamp out the disease.

(VOVWORLD) - President of the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, who is Speaker of the Legislative Council of Brunei Darussalam, lauded Vietnam’s initiative to host a virtual AIPA General Assembly for the first time last year, paving the way for the Legislative Council of Brunei Darussalam to host the AIPA-42 in a similar format this year.