(VOVWORLD) - The EU summoned Russia's EU ambassador on Monday to protest Moscow's decision to bar eight officials from entering Russia in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Russian citizens by the EU.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Joe Biden on Monday hailed the progress of the COVID-19 vaccination program and made an optimistic forecast about the pandemic in the US.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Tuesday, there had been 154.1 million COVID-19 infections globally and 3.2 million deaths, according to worldometers.info.

(VOVWORLD) -The Hà Nội Academy of Theatre and Cinema will perform King Oedipus at the 6th Asian Theatre Schools Festival (AETC) to be held online due to COVID-19 in Beijing, China, from May 18 to 23.

(VOVWORLD) -Two photographs taken in Hoi An and Ha Giang have won first prizes in different categories at the U.K.’s Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year Awards.

(VOVWORLD) - Asian economies that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to recover this year with the help of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts, but there is still a risk from new mutations and differences in vaccination rates among nations, according to a joint statement.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam is the largest gold market in Southeast Asia and among the top 10 markets in the world, a recent study has found.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health confirmed four more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday morning, two imported cases being quarantined in An Giang province and two locally transmitted cases in Hanoi and Da Nang city.

(VOVWORLD) -A gaming site has ranked Vietnam 26th among the top 100 countries with the highest earnings from esports.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 19 more COVID-19 cases on Monday afternoon, including nine imported cases and 10 community transmission cases in Vinh Phuc and Ha Nam, according to the Ministry of Health.