(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Saudi Arabia are pleased with the positive development of their multi-faceted cooperation and have agreed to strengthen their ties as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, according to the two countries’ top diplomats.

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnam Airlines flight on Thursday returned to HCM city 300 people stranded in Da Nang city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has reported one more COVID-19-related death and 6 new cases, including a six-year-old boy, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - A 61-year-old woman has died of COVID-19 complications, the 21st fatality related to coronavirus in Vietnam, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - A respect-paying service began at the National Funeral House in Hanoi at 8 a.m Friday morning as part of the State funeral for former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu.

(VOVWORLD) - Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu had a deep understanding of the Lao revolution and Lao battlefield, said former President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Thursday evening including 14 in Da Nang, 2 in Quang Nam, 1 in Quang Tri province, and 5 imported cases in Khanh Hoa province.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong and his Laotian counterpart Bounnhang Vorachith discussed bilateral ties via telephone on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Former Party General Secretary Le Kha Phieu wholeheartedly contributed to the cause of the Vietnamese Party and people, said former President Tran Duc Luong in an interview with the Voice of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Hungary signed a declaration of intent to buy air defence missiles from the US on Wednesday, arms manufacturer Raytheon Technologies, Hungarian state news agency MTI reported.