(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam continued its success as President of the UN Security Council in April 2021. This was the second time Vietnam assumed this role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council in 2020-2021 tenure. Vietnam's initiatives and proposals have been applauded by other countries. Pham Huan, VOV correspondent in the US, interviewed Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN.

(VOVWORLD) -The World Bank's Board of Directors has endorsed a new four-year assistance strategy for the Palestinian territories, said WAFA news agency on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The top officers of the US, South Korea, and Japan have vowed to strengthen their trilateral cooperation amid concerns over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - Various activities are underway across Vietnam to mark National Reunification Day on April 30 and May Day.

(VOVWORLD) - UN member countries applauded Vietnam for fulfilling its mission as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) President in April, especially for calling the Council’s attention to humanitarian issues and civilian protection, according to Thursday’s meeting to review Vietnam’s Month of UNSC Presidency in New York.

(VOVWORLD) - Kyrgyzstan has said it agreed to a ceasefire with Tajikistan after the heaviest clashes in years erupted along the neighboring countries’ disputed frontier.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 40 countries around the world have provided or pledged aid to help India battle its second wave of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday chaired an emergency cabinet meeting on the fight against COVID-19 as Vietnam confirmed new locally transmitted infections after more than a month.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Friday urged Da Nang city to stay on highest alert and strictly control immigrants to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in will visit the White House on May 21 for talks with US President Joe Biden, highlighting the "ironclad alliance" between the two countries, the White House said on Thursday.