(VOVWORLD) -Schools nationwide will pilot the teaching of Korean and German as first foreign languages under a recent decision by the Ministry of Education and Training.

(VOVWORLD) -Beating and torturing certain animals could be punishable by fines of up to 3 million VND (130 USD) starting April 20, VnExpress reported, citing a new decree on animal husbandry violations.

(VOVWORLD) -All passengers will have to make e-health declaration before boarding flights at airports across Vietnam at the request of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

(VOVWORLD) -US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are making arrangements to visit Japan from March 15 for foreign policy and security talks, two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) -Europe’s medicines regulator said on Thursday it has started an ongoing review of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Institute for possible approval in the region, in a major sign of confidence in the shot.

(VOVWORLD) -Facebook’s WhatsApp has introduced a voice and video calling feature on its desktop version, the company said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - South Korea and the United States are closely following movements at North Korea's nuclear facilities, South Korea's defense ministry said on Thursday, amid a report of new structures at one of the sites.

(VOVWORLD) - The peace process in South Sudan remains extremely fragile despite some progress in the past four years, said David Shearer, the outgoing top UN envoy for South Sudan, on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, on Wednesday asked the UN to take measures to help stabilize Myanmar.

(VOVWORLD) - Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past 12 hours to 6pm March 4, all in the northern province of Hai Duong, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.