(VOVWORLD) -In a televised address to the nation, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab declared the suspension of a bond payment of 1.2 billion USD due on Monday, saying foreign currency reserves had hit dangerously low levels and were needed to meet basic needs.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam has officially entered the second phase of the fight against COVID-19 since the 17th case was detected two days ago, and this phase is even more difficult than the first one, but the country is ready to respond to any circumstance, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) -A preparatory senior economic officials' meeting for the 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat was held in Da Nang city on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of Covid-19 infections in Vietnam reach 21 after the country confirmed 1 more cases on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Any female visitors wearing an Ao Dai, a traditional long dress, when visiting relic sites in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue between Friday and Sunday will enjoy free admission to the site.

(VOVWORLD) - Assistant to Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of supporting all efforts to accelerate disarmament of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapon, at a recent plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.

(VOVWORLD) -Greece has announced financial assistance to refugees will be cut from the middle of March as Athens is overloaded with the issue.

(VOVWORLD) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s plan to hold the Defender Europe 2020 exercises in April and May.

(VOVWORLD) -The National Health Commission of China (NHC) on Sunday announced that mainland China recorded 44 more SARS-CoV-2 virus infections and 27 deaths on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has applied compulsory health declarations for all passengers entering the country since Saturday. Passengers are asked to fill in paper health declaration or electronic version on their mobile phones.