The Ministry of Health on Wednesday gave conditional approval for India’s Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Vietnam. Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech International Limited is said to be 78% effective against COVID-19 of any severity, two weeks or more after the second dose, according to the World Health
Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, the first Vietnamese person serving as a member of the International Law Commission (ILC), an important legal body of the United Nations, for the 2017– 2022 term, will be re-nominated for the next term. The 76th UN General Assembly is scheduled to elect 34 members of
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday began attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings via videoconference at the invitation of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. He will attend the 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Leaders Meeting from Friday and the Dialogue between APEC Economic Leaders and the APEC Business Advisory Council
Peace and connection must be guaranteed in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea in Vietnam), said Malaysia’s Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein at the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Retreat on Wednesday. He told the online conference that the increasing intensity of strategic competition in the East Sea is
The way the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced Vietnam’s education sector was the focus of the National Assembly’s Q&A session on Thursday with Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son. The Minister said that in two years, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll in many ways. It has upset
The UN Security Council expressed deep concern on Wednesday over increased violence across Myanmar and in a joint statement called on all sides to exercise the utmost restraint. The statement was drafted by the UK and agreed to by 15 Council members. They encouraged the pursuit of dialogue and reconciliation
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, has entered a new phase of negotiations after a first draft of the summit’s final decision was circulated early Wednesday. The draft was compiled by the UK for participating countries to discuss and reach a consensus on. The draft calls on countries to
