(VOVWORLD) - The capital city of Hanoi has conducted massive COVID-19 testing for high-risk people in an effort to quickly stamp out the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and return to a “new normal.”

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City has sent 70 Catholic dignitaries and followers to join frontline forces to work at field hospitals and COVID-19 rehabilitation hospitals in the city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc attended the debut of the book “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam” written by former US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has thanked former full time deputies who did not run for the new term for their contribution to the legislative body’s activities.

(VOVWORLD) - The torch relay for the Tokyo Paralympics will not take place on public roads for August 20-24 legs in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 situation, the metropolitan government said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Hoa Binh provincial Fatherland Front has sent commodities shipment to support Ho Chi Minh City in its pandemic control effort. More than 120 businesses and agencies in the province donated more than 300 tons of goods and cash donation worth over 150,000 USD.

(VOVWORLD) - Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, attended the 15th ASEAN Navy Chief's Meeting held via videoconference on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh announced on August 10 it has received a rare white-cheeked gibbon from local forest rangers.

(VOVWORLD) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged the Taliban to halt their military operations in Afghan cities.

(VOVWORLD) - China on Tuesday demanded that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador in Beijing and said it will recall China's envoy to Vilnius in a row over Lithuania allowing Taiwan (China) to open a representative office there under its own name.