(VOVWORLD) - A high-level of the ASEAN Community Statistical System and Vietnam’s National Statistical System opened on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Asia’s economic growth is expected to shrink 0.4% this year and increase 6.8% next year, the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Military Medical Academy began a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial on Thursday and is recruiting 60 volunteers to participate. The first vaccination will be given on December 17.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday slammed China for stealing academic research and intellectual property, using Chinese students studying in American colleges, The Hill reported.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy US Secretary of State Stephen Biegun has urged North Korean leaders to return to talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the US State Department said Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that forced displacement as a result of violence and abuse had surpassed 80 million by mid-year, despite appeals for a global ceasefire and the world fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The 10th National Patriotic Emulation Congress opened in Hanoi on Thursday, attended by 2,300 delegates including Party and State leaders, war veterans, heroic mothers, and outstanding individuals.

(VOVWORLD) - International delegates lauded Vietnam’s contributions to affirming women’s roles in building and sustaining peace while attending the International Conference on Women, Peace and Security held by the Foreign Ministry in partnership with the United Nations on December 7-9.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Mongolia on Wednesday agreed on specific measures and orientations to consolidate and enhance their traditional friendship and cooperation in the time ahead.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 340 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday on a Vietnam Airline flight.