(VOVWORLD) - Foreign investors’ capital into Vietnam has totaled 8.55 billion USD so far this year, 21% less than the same period last year, according to the Department of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

(VOVWORLD) - The US and China have made progress in implementing the agricultural terms of phase 1 of their trade agreement, the US Department of Agriculture and Trade Representative Office said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic at an estimated cost to Japan of 6 billion USD.

(VOVWORLD) - The total Covid-19 cases in Vietnam has now amounted to 134 as the country reported 11 more cases on Tuesday evening.

(VOVWORLD) - Financial Times on Tuesday ran an article praising Vietnam’s efforts in containing the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, saying the country has proved itself as a model in the work with limited resources but determined leadership.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s famous street-food sandwich “banh mi” was celebrated in “Google Doodle” for the first time on Tuesday, commemorating 9 years since the banh mi was admitted into the Oxford English Dictionary.

(VOVWORLD) - The Trump administration is slashing 1 billion USD in assistance to Afghanistan and threatening further reductions in all forms of cooperation after the country's rival leaders failed to agree on forming a new government.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has honored Vietnamese footballer Le Cong Vinh as one of five ASEAN legends on its Facebook page.

(VOVWORLD) - UEFA announced on Monday that it has postponed the Champions League, Europa League and women's Champions League finals, originally scheduled for May, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a 6.5 billion USD initial response package to support Vietnam and other developing member countries (DMCs) to deal with Covid-19.