(VOVWORLD) - The much-anticipated peace talks to end the two decades of war that has killed ten of thousands between the Afghan government and the Taliban opened Saturday in Qatar's capital Doha.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam hailed the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s initiative to set up the Facilitation Council of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) as it will help step up the development and equitable distribution of vaccines and technologies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, said Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases to report over the last 12 hours, keeping the national tally at 1,060, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on Sunday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens in Australia were brought home on Sunday. The flight was arranged by relevant authorities of the two countries, the Vietnamese embassy in Australia and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

(VOVWORLD) - EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans has hailed Vietnam for successfully hosting the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings by overcoming some unprecedented challenges.

(VOVWORLD) - Vu Ho, Director of the ASEAN Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which took place via an online platform on Saturday and was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, was successful.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam News Agency organized a ceremony on Sunday to mark its 75th founding anniversary. To mark the occasion, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a letter of congratulations to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN-EU and ASEAN-India Ministerial Meetings were held virtually on Saturday within the framework of the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 53) and Related Meetings.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on Saturday chaired the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) videoconference attended by Foreign Ministers of 27 countries and the ASEAN Secretary General.

(VOVWORLD) - The reprint of President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary to German language made debut earlier this week at the headquarters of German daily newspaper Junge Welt in Berlin.