(VOVWORLD) - President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the Philippines, the two countries' defence ministers said on Friday, reversing a decision that had caused increasing concern in Washington and Manila.

(VOVWORLD) - “Be Water”, a film directed by Vietnamese-American Bao Nguyen, has been listed among the nominees for the 42nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.

(VOVWORLD) - The consumer price index (CPI) increased by 1.64 per cent in the January-July period, the lowest rate since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

(VOVWORLD) - Several central-level hospitals in Vietnam will help set up 3 COVID-19 intensive centers with 3,000 beds in HCM city in a bid to reduce deaths as the number of seriously ill patients continues to rise.

(VOVWORLD) - Military-run telecom provider Viettel has launched a COVID-19 vaccination management platform capable of updating 5 million shots per day.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday urged local governments to pay people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and set new rules requiring federal workers to provide proof of vaccination or face regular testing, mask mandates and travel restrictions.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's ongoing coronavirus outbreak continues to spread with 4,987 new domestic infections confirmed Friday morning in 20 localities, including 2,740 in HCM city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 7,594 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, 2,877 of them were recorded in HCM City, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received US Secretary of defense Lloyd Austin in Hanoi on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in Hanoi on Thursday. President Phuc said Vietnam considers the US a leading partner in its foreign policy and wants to further develop cooperative ties in areas of mutual interest.