(VOVWORLD) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is looking to the G7 to come to an agreement on implementing vaccine passports and to start discussions on a global pandemic preparedness treaty at next month's meeting in the United Kingdom.

(VOVWORLD) - The North Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) on Monday criticized the recent termination of a pact between the US and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea's ballistic missiles.

(VOVWORLD) - Money, medical staff, and equipment have been sent to the northern province of Bac Giang, the most severely affected locality in Vietnam during the current wave of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam, along with India, continues to be one of the most interesting potential markets in the Asian-Pacific region, according to economist Daniel Müller of the German Asia-Pacific Business Association.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN and EU experts have discussed the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, the scaling up of vaccine manufacturing capacity, and the challenges of vaccine rollouts.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 68 new local COVID-19 cases Monday noon in six localities, the Ministry of Health announced.

(VOVWORLD) -Three doctors and seven nurses, who have gained experience in treating severely ill COVID-19 patients, began their mission to aid Bac Giang province on Sunday. A see off ceremony for them was held on Sunday by the Da Nang People's Committee.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told a national online meeting on COVID-19 response on the weekend that the ultimate goal is to protect people’s health, drive back the pandemic, particularly in critical areas, ensure socio-economic development and social welfare, and restore production and business.

(VOVWORLD) -61 domestic cases were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in three Vietnamese localities, including 43 in Bac Giang, 15 in Hanoi and 3 in Lang Son, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 143 more COVID-19 cases, including 142 domestocally- transmitted infections and one imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced.