(VOVWORLD) - Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla praised Vietnam’s efforts in responding to the pandemic and protecting people’s health, believing that Vietnam would soon control the disease.

(VOVWORLD) - As Ho Chi Minh city requires people to "stay where they are” from next Monday in a further step to curb the spread of COVID-19, the armed forces will be deployed to ensure safety, social order and access to health care, making sure that social distancing rules are abided by.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will attend the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) from next Monday to Wednesday. The conference will be held via videoconference on the theme of “Forging Parliamentary Cooperation in Digital Inclusion towards ASEAN Community 2025”.

(VOVWORLD) - From 6pm on Thursday to 6:30pm on Friday, Vietnam confirmed 10,657 new infections, including 7 imported cases and 6,132 transmitted in the community.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi will continue to implement city-wide social distancing until 6am on September 6 to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic, said Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Nguyen Van Phong.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is faced with a great opportunity in self-produced vaccines according to Friday’s webinar "Overseas experts join hands to overcome the pandemic” organized by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - Cao Bang province Friday held a ceremony to name the most beautiful road after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

(VOVWORLD) - The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony in Thuan Chau district Friday to export 10 tons of red dragon fruit to Russia. Thuan Chau red dragon fruit is favored for its appearance and light sweet taste.

(VOVWORLD) - Malaysia’s Monarch announced the appointment of Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the deputy leader of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), as the prime minister on Friday, replacing Muhyiddin Yassin, who stepped down this week.

(VOVWORLD) - Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said the Taliban asked the UN to stay in Afghanistan to continue humanitarian work.