(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam reported 3,540 COVID-19 cases, including one imported, in the past over 12 hours to 6.30pm on Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the day to 7,334, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Relevant agencies of the Ministry of Health convened with Nano Covax vaccine research group on Saturday to evaluate results of human trials in phase 1 and 2. The initial results show that the vaccine is safe and produces immunogenicity.

(VOVWORLD) - The US State Department on Friday announced the addition of five alleged Islamist militants to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list, requiring the blocking of any ownership or interests in US properties they hold.

(VOVWORLD) - At least 15 villagers have been killed in two days of attacks attributed to Islamist rebels near Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local representatives said Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday congratulated the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on its 54th anniversary (August 8, 1967 - August 8, 2021).

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, as of Saturday morning, the world recorded more than 202 million COVID-19 cases, and nearly 4.3 million deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said Vietnam appreciates the 80-million-USD cooperation program offered by the Swiss Government to help Vietnam improve its business climate and the private sector’s competitiveness.

(VOVWORLD) - Dr. Kidong Park, Chief Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, granted an interview to Vietnamese media on Friday on what we have known so far about the Delta variant and how effectively COVID-19 vaccines work against this variant.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Friday on Afghanistan where tensions have flared up in recent months.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 3,794 new COVID-19 cases in 12 hours to 6am on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.