(VOVWORLD) - In a statement posted on Telegram Tuesday, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Vienna in which four people were killed and 22 others wounded, including a policeman.

(VOVWORLD) - World Health Organization representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic told the Russian news agency TASS that the WHO hopes to distribute 2 billion doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021 under its COVAX mechanism.

(VOVWORLD) - Vote counting in the US election is under way. The world is watching and some countries have made announcements about their post-election relations with the US.

(VOVWORLD) - 4,700 National Guard troops were activated in 18 states on Tuesday to support the US presidential election.

(VOVWORLD) - President Donald Trump won 214 electoral votes and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden won 264 by 8:00am Thursday (Vietnam time), according to Fox News.

(VOVWORLD) - Three cities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho, are scheduled to host the European Film Festival in Vietnam 2020 from November 20 and December 2.

(VOVWORLD) - Telecom providers Viettel and Mobifone have received licences from the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to commercially test fifth-generation (5G) broadcast in Hanoi and HCM City.

(VOVWORLD) - UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay has expressed her appreciation for Vietnam’s practical contributions to UNESCO’s important issues, thus helping fulfill the overall mission of the organization.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 290 Vietnamese citizens arrived home safe and sound on Wednesday on a flight arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, in coordination with Malaysian competent agencies.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed one new imported COVID-19 case on Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of infections to 1,203, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.