(VOVWORLD) - A consignment of more than 400,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine donated by Australia via the COVAX facility arrived in Vietnam on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch on giving shelter and providing social welfare to the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Algerian media published stories this week to commemorate the 110th birth anniversary of Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, praising his military talent and influence on revolutionary movements of oppressed people around the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Economic and trade teams from the US and China have maintained normal communication, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Two shipments bringing a total of 1.4 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM city Thursday night.

(VOVWORLD) - A contaminant found in a batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Japan is believed to be a metallic particle, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, citing sources at the health ministry.

(VOVWORLD) - Around 2,000 people in HCMC's Binh Thanh District are being evacuated from apartment complexes with high numbers of COVID-19 cases, VnExpress reported.

(VOVWORLD) - Around 77% of Vietnamese consumers know about digital banking services and nearly a third use them, VnExpress cited a Visa study.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese authorities have allowed the UK Visa Applications Centre in Hanoi to resume operations from next Monday after suspension due to COVID-19 restrictions, the British embassy said on its official Facebook page.

(VOVWORLD) - US forces helping to evacuate Afghans braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people including 13 US soldiers outside the gates of Kabul airport.