(VOVWORLD) - A senior UN health expert on Thursday said that there were some indications that disease transmission outside China might not be the tip of the “iceberg” that had previously been feared.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam surpassed China and Hong Kong to become the largest importer of Korean grapes, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic of Korea.

(VOVWORLD) - Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communications and Education, visited and extended greetings to leaders of the Ministry of Health, cadres, and health workers on Friday, ahead of the 65th Vietnamese Physicians’ Day on February 27.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong on Friday chaired a meeting of the Politburo to finalize draft documents of the 13th National Party Congress, which will be sent to grassroots-level Party congresses for further feedback.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to ensure health and absolute safety for students when they return to schools after a break due to the outbreak of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19)

(VOVWORLD) -The K1 military base housing US troops in Kirkukprovince, northern Iraq, was hit Thursday night by a Katyusha rocket.

(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the US is close to signing a peace deal with Taliban forces in Afghanistan.

(VOVWORLD) -Hubei province's Health Committee says that as of Friday, the total number of deaths from Covid-19 was 1,483 but the number of new infections had fallen due to changes in the method of calculation.

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday sacked Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith, the first move in the first cabinet reshuffle Mr. Johnson has done since taking office last December.

(VOVWORLD) - Thousands of delegates from telecoms and IT firms and State management agencies from more than 100 countries and territories worldwide will attend ITU Digital World 2020 (DW20), slated for September in Hanoi.