(VOVWORLD) - A Taliban official told Reuters on Thursday that the Islamist group's leaders have begun discussing the future of Afghan security force members.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Young Initiative Program – InnoCity 2021 – was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on Thursday, linking 150 places in 16 countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City plans to begin vaccinating people aged 12-18 from next month if there is a suitable vaccine source, according to city authorities.

(VOVWORLD) - Gojek on Thursday debuted its four-wheel ride-hailing service GoCar, first prioritizing healthcare workers before expanding to the public later this year, VnExpress reported.

(VOVWORLD) - The Government and leaders of Ho Chi Minh City have agreed to implement social distancing under Directive 16 more strictly and effectively to contain the COVID-19 pandemic under the motto "every ward is a fortress."

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam received over 1.2 million more doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC).

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city, the largest COVID-19 hotbed in Vietnam at the moment, will require people to "stay where they are”, starting next Monday, in a further step to curb the spread of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health reported that Vietnam logged additional 10,654 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, of which 10,639 were reported in 37 cities and provinces.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday that the US shares the same goals on Afghanistan as China and Russia.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations has begun moving 100 of its staff out of Afghanistan. This is a temporary measure intended to enable the UN to keep delivering assistance to the people of Afghanistan with minimum disruption while, at the same time, reducing risk to UN personnel, said a UN spokesman.