(VOVWORLD) - Additional 314 new COVID-19 cases were added to the national tally from 7.30pm on Wednesday to 6am on Thursday, raising the caseload to 23,385 which include 1,891 imported cases.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on Friday, as its daily count of infections continuously breaks the record.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco Habib El Malki on Wednesday agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations, committees, and members of the National Assembly in order to enhance mutual understanding and trust.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Embassy in Vietnam on Tuesday presented lab equipment for COVID-19 testing to the Ministry of National Defence to aid the fight against the coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) -The first shipment of 97,110 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - On Wednesday, the third day of the third conference of the 13th Party Central Committee, the Committee discussed the draft working regulations of the Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat of the 13th term and the draft working regulation of the Central Inspection Commission. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue moderated the discussion.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Wednesday the approval of a technical assistance grant worth 4.6 million USD to help the Government of Vietnam strengthen public-private partnerships (PPP), private sector development and state-owned enterprise reform.

(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a key note speech at the virtual summit of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and world political parties on Tuesday. The event "For the People's Wellbeing: the Responsibility of Political Parties" attracted 10,000 delegates from more than 500 political parties and organizations in over 160 countries.

(VOVWORLD) -Fixtures in the Southeast Asian (ASEAN) Zone for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2021 involving Vietnamese representatives Hanoi FC and Sai Gon FC will be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic worsening throughout the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran's position on the Iran nuclear deal and the removal of sanctions will not change with its shift of government, an Iranian spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.