(VOVWORLD) - The northern province of Bac Giang, Vietnam’s largest COVID-19 hotspot at present, had logged over 300 new infections as of the afternoon of May 25, the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s special taskforce in the province said.

(VOVWORLD) - The White House on Monday said it could not confirm a Wall Street Journal report on the origins of COVID-19 that said three researchers from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November of 2019 - a month before China reported the first cases of the coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) -Intrepid travelers wishing to explore Vietnam by car or motorbike should not miss these seven road trips recommended by Australian travel magazine Lonely Planet.

(VOVWORLD) -Streaming service Netflix announced that the Vietnamese rom-com blockbuster ‘Gai Gia Lam Chieu V’ (Camellia Sisters) would be available in 190 countries and territories from June 10.

(VOVWORLD) - A virtual meeting between ASEAN foreign ministers and the US Secretary of State, scheduled for Tuesday, has been delayed due to technical reasons, according to ASEAN’s news sources.

(VOVWORLD) - China and Vietnam are close socialist neighbors which have bolstered their comradeship and brotherhood and shared ideological beliefs, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijan at a press conference on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has decided to celebrate Buddha’s 2565th birthday with a gathering of less than 10 people, given the complex developments of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese businesses on Tuesday donated 7.8 million USD and 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to help contain the spread of the virus in the country.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered localities, ministries, and agencies to quickly contain COVID-19 in industrial parks to prevent any disruption of the supply chain.

(VOVWORLD) - A National Assembly delegation led by Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the opening of the 207th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Governing Council via videoconference on Monday.