(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday applauded Korean enterprises‘ donation of 1 million USD to help Vietnam fight COVID-19 as he held an online meeting with Choi Young-joo, President of the Republic of Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association and Chairman of Panko Group.

(VOVWORLD) - United Nations member states have agreed to a budget of 6.5 billion USD for their peacekeeping missions for next year, narrowly averting a possible shutdown of the operations.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank has approved two development policy operations (DPO) totalling 321.5 million USD to support Vietnam’s recovery efforts.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs will begin direct support program for workers and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic early next month.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday praised contribution by the Ministry of National Defense as well as all military officers and soldiers to Vietnam’ outstanding achievements in the past 6 months.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health has granted conditional approval for COVID-19 vaccine Moderna (also known as Spikevax) for emergency use in Vietnam. A total of 5 COVID-19 vaccines have so far been approved by the Ministry of Health: AstraZeneca, Sputnik V, Sinopharm’s Vero-Cell, Pfizer, and Moderna.

(VOVWORLD) - The German military on Tuesday concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades as the last 250 Germen soldiers flew home, ending Germany's deadliest military mission since 1945.

(VOVWORLD) - Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday inaugurated Israel’s embassy in Abu Dhabi, Israel’s first embassy in the Gulf, as he paid a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday met with Nitin Kapoor, Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam, to discuss how Vietnam can obtain as many doses of COVID-19 vaccine as possible and as soon as possible.

(VOVWORLD) - Tehran is considering whether or not to extend the temporary deal that allows the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to monitor its nuclear facilities, according to Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabii.