(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam documented an additional 4,802 new COVID-19 infections, including ten imported, from 6:30pm on Tuesday to 6am on Wednesday raising the national count to 232,937, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City is shifting from focusing on screening testing to treatment, with a hope to minimize the number of COVID-19 critically ill patients and fatalities, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Hoai Nam at a meeting on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) announced results of pre-clinical research on herbal medicine for COVID-19 called VIPDERVIR at an online press conference on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 8,390 new COVID-19 infections in 39 localities on Tuesday, sending the ongoing coronavirus wave's tally to more than 224,000.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam maintains its 59th place of the 100 economies with the best startup ecosystems, according to a report released this week by StartupBlink, a global comprehensive startup ecosystem map and research center.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited representatives of the Vietnamese community in Laos, Vietnamese businesses, and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy on Tuesday before ending his visit to the country.

(VOVWORLD) - On Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called out bullying in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam) and warned the UN Security Council that a conflict would have serious consequences for global security and commerce.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Laos have agreed to open up important new development directions, said President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a banquette on Monday hosted by Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

(VOVWORLD) - The Biden administration, under pressure from families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, said Monday that it intends to disclose some long-classified documents that the families think might show connections between Saudi Arabia and the hijackers who carried out the attacks.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, the biggest online shopping event ever for ASEAN consumers, attracted more than 300 businesses and organizations doing business on digital platforms.