(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung called for cooperation to halt COVID-19 and promote recovery as he addressed the Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) between ASEAN, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese photographer To Thi Anh Bach won the gold medal at Spain’s competition Biennial International Digital Photojournalism 2021 in the category of photos on COVID-19, for her photo entitled “Xet nghiem COVID cho tre em” (Conducting COVID-19 testing on children).

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese national men’s football team led the way in terms of the fair play ranking among Southeast Asian countries during the second qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to sports website ASEAN FOOTBALL.

(VOVWORLD) - From 6 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesday, there were 80 new domestic cases recorded in Ho Chi Minh City (40), Binh Duong (23), Bac Giang (8), Hung Yen (4), Lao Cai (2), Long An (2), and Bac Kan (1). Of them 70 cases were detected in quarantine or lockdown areas.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organization, and other international organizations in Geneva, attended the opening ceremony of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47th session, which is taking place from June 21 to July 15.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam supports the efforts of the United Nations, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, countries, regional organizations and other international partners in promoting the peace process in Afghanistan, said Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN.

(VOVWORLD) - Repairs to the Asia Africa Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea fiber optic cable will be delayed to July 1 and expected to complete six days later, according to the managing board of the cable.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health announced another 55 local Covid-19 cases Wednesday morning, with 51 recorded in HCMC. The other patients confirmed this morning are in the northern Bac Giang Province and the central Nghe An Province.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung received Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the external relations commission of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) of Singapore, in Hanoi on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Public Security To Lam on Tuesday said cooperation between his ministry and the UK’s law enforcement agencies has been consolidated and enhanced on the basis of the development of the Vietnam-UK strategic partnership.