(VOVWORLD) - As of Wednesday, there have been more than 171 million COVID-19 infections around the world, and 3.57 million deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - Palestinian factions are set to meet in Cairo next week for a new round of National Palestinian Dialogue amid Egyptian endeavours to end the Palestinian division and achieve stability in the Palestinian territories.

(VOVWORLD) - The US will announce in the next two weeks how it plans to distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses it has pledged globally, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - World leaders must make a new commitment to a more equal distribution of coronavirus vaccines to bring the pandemic under control, the heads of four major global organizations said on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan and the US have reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and strongly denounced China’s attempt to unilaterally change the status quo at sea, including the East China Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Current international challenges should be addressed through a reinvigorated and reformed multilateral system, according to an online meeting on Tuesday of the foreign ministers of the five emerging economies known as BRICS.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Embassy in India on Tuesday delivered a donation from Vietnam’s Buddhist followers to India and Nepal to aid their COVID-19 efforts. The donation handover ceremony took place both in person and online.

(VOVWORLD) - A 63-year-old woman from the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been named among a list of 20 inspirational women in 2021 compiled by Forbes Vietnam for teaching thousands of local children how to swim for free, despite being deep in poverty herself.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam are pooled in Group D of the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, alongside Brazil, the Czech Republic and Panama, following an official draw held at FIFA headquarters in Switzerland on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday received passengers from abroad as aviation authority reversed its previous ban due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak.