Russia and Ukraine have agreed on the need to set up humanitarian corridors for fleeing civilians and a possible ceasefire around them, both sides said after their talks on Thursday. Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the talks had made “substantial progress.” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said the talks had not

 The Ministry of Health has reached agreement with Pfizer to set out an estimate and a bidding plan, with the aim to bring 7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for children to Vietnam within this month, and the remaining 15 million in the fourth quarter, Deputy Minister Do Xuan Tuyen said on Thursday. Speaking

  Leaders of the Quad grouping of countries – the United States, India, Australia and Japan – agreed on Thursday that what is happening to Ukraine should not be allowed to happen in the Indo-Pacific. “We’ve agreed that unilateral changes to the status quo with force should not be allowed

The Vietnamese Embassy in Romania on Thursday carried 190 Vietnamese people from Moldova to Romania to escape the Russia-Ukraine conflict. By Thursday night, 370 Vietnamese citizens had arrived safely in Romania. 200 more are expected to reach Romania by Saturday morning. Vietnamese Ambassador to Romania Dang Tran Phong said the

   The US military has set up a direct communications channel with the Russian military to prevent “miscalculations” or “escalation” over Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. The Department of Defense established a “de-confliction” line with the Russian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesperson said, adding that the US

 French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed just ahead of the deadline that he plans to run for re-election next month. Mr. Macron announced his candidacy in a letter published by several regional newspapers on Thursday. In the letter, he said geopolitical crises in the world, Europe, and France – terrorism, the COVID-19