(VOVWORLD) -The first session of the 15th National Assembly concluded after 9 days of sitting on Wednesday. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told the closing session that the session has been shortened due to complicated development of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces.

(VOVWORLD) -The Government Office has released the Prime Minister’s conclusion following an online national conference on pandemic control last Friday to implement the Party Secretariat’s dispatch on Covid-19 prevention.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly on Wednesday approved a resolution on the livelihoods of citizens during the final working day of the 15th legislature's first session.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 1,000 people donated their blood at the launch of a blood donation program on Wednesday in Son La city.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Assembly on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s list of 4 deputy prime ministers, 22 ministers and sector heads.

(VOVWORLD) - 4,353 people were discharged from hospitals dedicated to treating COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, the highest number of daily hospital discharges during the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday maintained its 6% global growth forecast for 2021, upgrading its outlook for wealthy economies but cutting estimates for developing countries struggling with surging COVID-19 infections.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam raked in 16.7 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of 2021, down 11% from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOVWORLD) - Cuba's embassy in Paris said Tuesday that it had been attacked with petrol bombs that caused some damage but no injuries to its staff.

(VOVWORLD) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he spoke to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to reassure him that NATO will continue to support Afghanistan.