(VOVWORLD) -Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung attended the UN Security Council’s Open Debate on Pandemics and Security on Thursday, during which he said that intensifying international solidarity and multilateralism is a solution to current challenges.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged ministries and sectors to stay alert and continue measures to control COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) -As of Friday, Worldometers.info was reporting 11 million Covid-19 infections worldwide, and 523,000 deaths.

(VOVWORLD) -The US Defense Department condemned China's recent military exercises around the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago in the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), calling them a violation of China's commitments to maintain stability in the region.

(VOVWORLD) - The Philippines on Thursday condemned China’s holding of military drills in a disputed part of the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam), warning it could impact China’s relationship with its neighbours.

(VOVWORLD) - Iran has agreed to compensate the families of passengers who were on a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran in January, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said Vietnam has great production potential with its exports to China and the US increasing 17.4% and 10.3% respectively despite a sharp fall in the global market due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Russia, Iran and Turkey issued a joint statement on Syria Wednesday after a video teleconference with the leaders of Astana process guarantor countries, the Kremlin press service said.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has strongly opposed China’s military exercises around Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, and requested that China halt similar actions in the future.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for more help to boost investment, export, and consumption to achieve the highest growth possible in 2020 at a national teleconference between the Government and localities on Thursday.