(VOVWORLD) - Top leaders of China, Laos, Cambodia, and Cuba extended condolences to Vietnamese Party and State leaders, the Vietnamese people, and the family of former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Le Kha Phieu over his passing.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia has developed the first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against coronavirus, President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Football Federation (FIFA) will offer a 1.5 million USD bailout package to each of its national football federations in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, to offset losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s telecom giant Viettel was the only company in Vietnam recognized as Asia's 'Most Influential Company' at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES).

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been unexpectedly voted one of the 500 most important players in the world by football publication World Soccer.

(VOVWORLD) - Foreign markets such as Japan, Germany, and Taiwan (China) will open to Vietnamese workers yet again, according to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Prague on Tuesday opening a five-day visit through Central Europe with an agenda including China's role in 5G network construction.

(VOVWORLD) - Although COVID-19 is on track to hit 20 million cases and 750,000 deaths in more than 210 countries and territories this week, the head of the World Health Organization on Monday pointed to “green shoots of hope” and urged governments and citizens worldwide to keep working to halt the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Lebanon’s prime minister Hassan Diab announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying the huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered public outrage this week was the result of endemic corruption.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for international support for Lebanon after last week's horrific explosion that destroyed the port of Beirut and part of the capital city.