(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday laid out new guidelines for US states to emerge from a coronavirus shutdown in a staggered, three-stage approach meant to revive the US economy even as the country continues to fight the pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Thursday once again cut its forecast for 2020 global oil demand because of the "historic shock" delivered by the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying this reduction may not be the last.

(VOVWORLD) - With no new cases confirmed on Friday morning, Vietnam has gone 24 hours straight without recording any fresh Covid-19 infection.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has filed a report to the National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee on key points for the approval of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has presented Japan with facemasks and made-in-Vietnam medical supplies worth 100,000 USD and the US with 200,000 made-in-Vietnam facemasks to support the fight against Covid-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne have agreed to share information and experience in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, such as research and production of vaccines and the purchase of medical materials and equipment.

(VOVWORLD) - Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has decided to declare a nationwide state of emergency in an attempt to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD)- NATO defence ministers have reviewed the alliance's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and agreed upon the next steps to take, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. Stoltenberg held a virtual news conference in Brussels on Thursday after an online meeting of alliance defence ministers.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung on Thursday held a phone talk with UK Foreign Office Minister Nigel Adams discussing bilateral cooperation in combating Covid-19 and measures to boost bilateral ties.

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group on Wednesday welcomed the Group of 20 (G20)'s decision to provide temporary debt relief for the world's poorest countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.