(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and head of the State Emergency Commission of Mongolia S. Amarsaikhan has thanked the Vietnamese community in the country for their support to Mongolians in the COVID-19 fight.

(VOVWORLD) - G20 countries have pledged to step up the production and distribution of coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries as leaders of the most industrialized countries met virtually for the Global Health Summit in Rome.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced at a White House meeting Friday a US-South Korea vaccine partnership to expand the manufacture of vaccines and scale up global vaccine supplies.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 6 pm on Friday to 6 am on Saturday, Vietnam reported 20 new COVID-19 cases in Bac Giang (11), Hai Duong (4), Bac Ninh (3), Thai Binh (1), and Dien Bien (1).

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said from 12 noon to 6 pm on Friday, Vietnam reported 58 new cases, of which 1 case was imported and quarantined immediately on arrival.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, has requested the Ministry of Health to issue specific instructions for large factories in Bac Giang’s industrial parks to resume production after temporary shutdown due to COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Reuge, a leading global manufacturer of traditional musical devices based in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, has released a video recording the sound of a mechanical music box playing Vietnam's national anthem.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 69 million voters will go to the polls to elect 500 National Assembly deputies and 3,727 deputies of the People's Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 term, according to an international press conference held in Hanoi on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc applauded efforts of the health sector to protect people’s lives and health as he inspected COVID-19 prevention and medical examination and treatment at Cu Chi District Hospital on Friday afternoon.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Public Security, General To Lam has asked localities to strictly abide by election regulations, review the election preparations and COVID-19 prevention, and manage residential registration and illegal immigration.