(VOVWORLD) - Two Vietnamese have been honored as outstanding young leaders of Asia in 2021 by the Asian Youth Council (AYC) for their significant contributions to the community.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden said on Monday that he stands squarely behind his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran has made progress in its work on enriched uranium metal despite Western warnings that such work threatens talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a report to member states on Monday.

(VOVWORLD) - Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency on Monday raised the death toll from Saturday’s earthquake to more than 1,400 and the number of injured to 6,000.

(VOVWORLD) - The earliest date for students at all levels in Hanoi to start their 2021 – 2022 academic year is September 1, according to a decision freshly issued by the capital authorities.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City has debuted social welfare centres in District 5, 7 and 12 to provide essential items to needy people during the ongoing social distancing period.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called on the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to step up their key role in reinforcing national unity and national construction and defense.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 8,652 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, raising the national count to more than 283,000.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said Vietnam will highlight the need for cooperation between the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and ASEAN countries to fight against COVID-19, including vaccine sharing.

(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan's aviation authority said on Monday that national airspace had been released to the military following the Taliban's takeover and advised transit planes to keep away.