July 23, 2021

US, South Korea hold talk on North Korea and global issues

(VOVWORLD) – South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman held talks in Seoul on Friday over stalled nuclear diplomacy with North Korea and other global issues. Sherman said she hopes Washington and Seoul will continue to discuss regional challenges, including actions that

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ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021 slated for August 8-10

(VOVWORLD) – ASEAN member countries are preparing for ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, which is slated for August 8-10, as part of series of activities to mark the bloc’s 54th founding anniversary. This year’s program will be co-chaired by Brunei, which is Chair of ASEAN in 2021, Singapore, and Vietnam. It comprises

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President pledges more care for invalids and martyrs’ families

(VOVWORLD) – On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day, on Friday, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to wounded soldiers at the Center for Severely Injured Soldiers and People with Meritorious Services in Ha Nam province. He also visited and gave gifts

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HCMC asks for additional 7,000 medical staff to fight COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) – The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for more medical staff to support its COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.  In a recent proposal sent to the Prime Minister, the city said it hopes to receive an additional 5,000 doctors, nurses and technicians, along with 2,000 medical

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HCMC disinfects entire city during social distancing

(VOVWORLD) – Ho Chi Minh City’s High Command will disinfect the entire city in the next seven days as a way to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus virus.  The Ho Chi Minh City Command and chemical engineering units from the 7th Military Region and the Army’s Chemical Corps have arranged two

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More than half of adults in EU fully vaccinated

  (VOVWORLD) – The EU on Thursday said 200 million Europeans had been fully vaccinated, more than half of the adult population but still short of a 70 percent target it had set for the summer. European Commission spokeswoman Dana Spinant told reporters that based on the latest data of the

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Vietnam, Canada hold first online defence policy dialogue

(VOVWORLD) – Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien and his Canadian counterpart Jody Thomas co-chaired the first Vietnam – Canada online dialogue on defence policy on Friday. Both sides underscored the importance of maritime and aviation freedom, and upholding law abidance in the East Sea. They stressed that

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