(VOVWORLD) -The Asia Media Center in New Zealand on Thursday gave positive view on the freshly-established Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand.

(VOVWORLD) - The Directorate of Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Department of State signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday in Hanoi on strengthening fishery law enforcement capacity.

(VOVWORLD) - 570 businesspeople from South Korea will arrive in Vietnam this week as the two countries make efforts to revive economic activities after the economic slowdown.

(VOVWORLD) - Chinese ships were spotted near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for the 100th straight day on Wednesday, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. The islands are claimed by China and known in China as the Diaoyu Islands

(VOVWORLD) - Japan will ease entry restrictions for Viet Nam and Thailand this month, said Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has become a poster child for ASEAN’s ideals and values, according to Ahmad Ibrahim Almutaqqi, head of the ASEAN Studies Program at Indonesia's Habibie Centre.

(VOVWORLD) - Forty-three young doctors, pharmacists, and medical workers were honored at a ceremony Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City for their contributions to health care and youth union activities.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council held an informal interactive dialogue on Wednesday with representatives of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) to look into the impact of COVID-19 on conflict-affected countries.

(VOVWORLD) - Following an official response by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Chinese Embassy in the US on Thursday morning issued a statement protesting Washington's order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has gone 98 straight days with no new community transmission of the coronavirus, said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Thursday.