(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the US will provide 200 million USD to the World Health Organization by the end of the month.

(VOVWORLD) - NATO defense ministers met online on Wednesday, their first meeting since US President Joe Biden took office, to discuss the withdrawal of all American troops in Afghanistan.

(VOVWORLD) - The southernmost province of Ca Mau has launched a tourism stimulus programme for this year with the dual goal of fighting COVID-19 and developing a safe, efficient, and sustainable tourism sector.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi authorities said people who arrived from neighboring Hai Duong Province, the country’s Covid-19 epicenter, between February 2 and 16 would be tested for the coronavirus. The move came as the pandemic situation in Hai Duong, 60 kilometers from Hanoi, turned more complicated with health authorities saying it is unpredictable and could last longer than expected.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan attended a webinar on Vietnam as a main speaker at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW ) on Tuesday. The event was held within the framework of the Webinar Week of the Explore ASEAN Project.

(VOVWORLD) - The Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company announced on Wednesday that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has cancelled a decision issued last October on the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs on the company’s frozen shrimp products exported to the US.

(VOVWORLD) - There were 19,624 newborns delivered during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 11 to 17, according to the Agency of Health Examination and Treatment at the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Military Zone 3 assisted Cam Giang district, the northern province of Hai Duong – the country’s current COVID-19 largest hotspot, in spraying disinfectants in 12 areas on Wednesday amid the complicated developments of the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam recorded 18 new cases in the community, all in Hai Duong province, raising the tally of COVID-19 infections in Vietnam to 2,329, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in its 6pm updated report on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has said that more than 190 million USD have been allocated for social welfare targeting policy beneficiaries and workers during Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).