(VOVWORLD) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a 15 billion USD canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus Strait by laying the foundations of a bridge over the planned route.

(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry confirmed 126 new domestic COVID-19 cases Sunday noon.

(VOVWORLD) - Kostas Sarantidis, the sole foreigner who was honoured with Vietnam's title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces", passed away on Friday. He was 94.

(VOVWORLD) - The National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund had received 327 million USD from domestic and foreign donors by Saturday noon.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will shorten centralized quarantine time for fully vaccinated entrants from 21 days to 7.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday renewed pledges to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, while acknowledging it was difficult to predict when it would happen.

(VOVWORLD) - India and China agreed to maintain dialogue and communication through diplomatic and military mechanisms to reach an understanding for complete disengagement from all friction points across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.

(VOVWORLD) - Localities in Vietnam’s central region are joining forces with HCM city to combat COVID-19 which is ravaging the country’s largest economic hub.

(VOVWORLD) - The Kremlin on Friday said it "regretted" a decision by EU leaders to reject a proposal by Germany and France to resume summit meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday urged HCM city authorities to prevent cross infection in quarantine facilities and take better care of the material and emotional life of people in quarantine.