(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s economy will rank 2nd in ASEAN if there is determination, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a national teleconference to disseminate the 13th National Party Congress resolution on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - Japan and the US plan to condemn North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches and urge its complete denuclearization in a joint statement to be issued by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and President Joe Biden at their summit next month, government sources said Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A UN sanctions committee focused on nuclear-armed DPRK has asked its experts to investigate Pyongyang’s launch of missiles on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for more involvement of the country in negotiations on information security, saying that Russia is ready to work with all partners, including via the UN.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, as of Saturday morning, confirmed COVID-19 infection cases worldwide exceeded 126.6 million, with over 2.7 million fatalities.

(VOVWORLD) - The Empire State Building was lit gold and black on Friday night to raise awareness for the #StopAsianHate Virtual Day of Action and Healing.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade has held a meeting to mark the Vietnamese Consumer Rights Day on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat opened an online national conference to popularize the Resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Various activities have been held across Vietnam to mark the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s 90th founding anniversary on March 26, 1931.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank (WB) has signed an agreement with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to provide a non-refundable aid worth 740,000 AUD (563,000 USD) through the the Australia-World Bank Group Strategic Partnership’s second phase to help Vietnam conduct a nationwide survey serving its gender policy making.