(VOVWORLD) - A new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) says delays in inoculating the world against the coronavirus will come with a high price tag.

(VOVWORLD) - The 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-42), themed "Forging Parliamentary Cooperation in Digital Inclusion towards ASEAN Community 2025”, concluded on Wednesday after three working days via videoconference.

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai Embassy in Vietnam and the Voice of Vietnam are jointly organizing a video creation contest “Thai-Vietnamese Friendship in the New Normal” to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

(VOVWORLD) -A flight by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines landed at Noi Bai International Airport on Wednesday after departing San Francisco, with 277 Vietnamese citizens and 6.2 tonnes of medical equipment onboard.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden has turned down a proposal by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to extend the August 31 deadline for completing evacuations from Afghanistan.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has been named head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. He is tasked with directing in a centralized and unified manner from the central to local levels and coordinating all resources as quickly and effectively as possible to soon contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Putin criticised the US and its NATO allies for sending refugees from Afghanistan to other central Asian countries, calling it a direct threat to Moscow.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is closely following the situation in Afghanistan and hopes the country will soon stabilize for the benefit of the Afghan people, as well as regional peace and stability, said Vietnam's representative at a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to deal with 'serious human rights issues in Afghanistan.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometer.info, as of Wednesday, the world had recorded 214 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and 4.46 million fatalities.

(VOVWORLD) - Public cooperation will be the decisive factor in winning the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh while visiting and inspecting COVID-19 prevention and control in Ho Chi Minh City and Long An province on Tuesday.