(VOVWORLD) - Political parties of Russia, India, and Japan have sent congratulatory letters to Vietnam on the occasion of the ongoing 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday sent a letter to Vietnamese businesses saying he strongly believes in their strong growth urging them to uphold patriotism, national pride, aspiration for development, make more efforts, and promote innovation.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health announced Saturday that it has approved the use of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine for pandemic prevention and control in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 34 new COVID-19 infections in the community from 6 p.m Friday to 6 a.m Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - According to worldometers.info, as of Saturday morning, the world has recorded more than 102.5 million COVID-19 infections and 2.2 million deaths.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a five-year extension of the New START nuclear arms treaty with the US.

(VOVWORLD) - Several streets and residential areas in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces have been locked down due to COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said that the Syrian Constitutional Committee’s talks, which ended Friday, is a disappointment.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO to work with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to take necessary steps in submitting dossiers seeking UNESCO’s recognition of “Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago” as a World Heritage site.

(VOVWORLD) - A small bomb exploded near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, India on Friday, damaging nearby cars but causing no injuries.