(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam on Monday morning confirmed one new locally transmitted case of COVID-19, a 60-year-old woman from the central province of Quang Ngai with a link to the Da Nang hospital hot spot.

(VOVWORLD) - Two US astronauts, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule, splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a 2-month voyage that was NASA’s first crewed mission from home soil in 9 years.

(VOVWORLD) -The Russian Center for Virology and Biotechnology Vector is planning to begin producing the COVID-19 vaccine in November.

(VOVWORLD) -Enterprises and distributors must strictly comply with the Prime Minister's instructions on epidemic prevention and ensure the supply of essential goods for the people, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said that by 6am Monday a new case of COVID-19 was reported in Quang Ngai, bringing the total number of cases in Vietnam to 621.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam recorded 30 new COVID-19 cases on August 2, raising the national tally to 620 as of August 2, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday chaired an online national meeting on ways to respond to and prevent spread of COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Berlin was ending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, China, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday, just several hours after Hong Kong’s decision to push back local elections by a year.

(VOVWORLD) - Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s major credit-rating companies, has revised its outlook on US’s credit score to negative from stable, citing a deterioration in the country’s public finances and the absence of a credible fiscal consolidation plan in the context of the ongoing coronavirus pademic.

(VOVWORLD) - A blood donation program was held in Hanoi on Sunday marking an end of the 2020 Red Journey campaign.