(VOVWORLD) - There is a good chance Vietnam will have 150 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of this year, enough to cover 70% of the population, but Vietnam needs that amount of vaccine as soon as possible, preferably before October, according to a report from the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan has a high demand for farm produce, seafood, and consumer goods, which are Vietnam’s strengths, said Vu Ba Phu, Director General of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, at a Vietnam-Japan trade conference held online on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The UK welcomes the members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) for agreeing to let the UK begin the process of joining the partnership.

(VOVWORLD) - A cargo ship laden with chemicals sank Wednesday after nearly two weeks ablaze off the west coast of Sri Lanka, worsening fears of an environmental disaster.

(VOVWORLD) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Wednesday discussed plans to develop Central America economically to confront the root of illegal migration.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Thursday morning, the world has recorded more than 172 million COVID-19 cases and 3.7 million deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Culture and the Art Foundation of Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt State have introduced to the press an upcoming exhibition featuring the main female character in “Truyen Kieu” (the Tale of Kieu) by the Vietnamese 18th-century great poet Nguyen Du.

(VOVWORLD) - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the United Nations, chaired a six-month periodical meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals in New York on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is working to shift from a linear economy to a circular economy based on the three pillars of designing and prolonging material lifespan, reducing waste and emissions, and restoring the ecological system, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health has sent an official dispatch to cities and provinces’ health services to strengthen review and screening of suspected cases of Covid-19 infection at clinics and pharmacies.