VOV.VN - Vietnam advocates maintaining peace and stability in the region through security, safety, freedom of navigation, and overflight, whilst respecting the principle of the rule of law on seas and oceans.

VOV.VN - Lieutenant General Vu Chien Thang, director general of the Foreign Relations Department under the Ministry of National Defence and head of ADSOM WG Vietnam, led the Vietnamese delegation at the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials' Meeting Working Group (ADSOM WG) which took place virtually from February 2 to February 3.

VOV.VN - An additional 37 new local transmissions of COVID-19 were diagnosed positive with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the northern province of Hai Duong, the Ministry of Health reported on February 4 morning.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked localities to limit lockdown to the smallest possible scale during an online meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on February 3.

Cabinet members will continue to fulfil their tasks with high responsibility following the 13th National Party Congress, said Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung at a Government press briefing for January on February 2.

VOV.VN - A range of drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic must be taken due to the virus spreading rapidly, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long emphasized on February 2 during a regular cabinet meeting held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed one new community case of COVID-19 in Hai Duong province on February 2 morning, bringing the overall number of infections in Vietnam to 1,851, including 914 locally infected cases.

VOV.VN - Vietnam hopes Myanmar will soon stabilise its situation to build and develop the country for peace, stability and cooperation in the region, and continue contributing to the ASEAN Community building process.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 31 afternoon recorded 36 additional positive nCoV cases, including 17 local transmissions and 19 imported into the country.

VOV.VN -The Ministry of Health reported 14 new locally infected cases of COVID-19 on January 31 morning, including one in Bac Ninh, two in Hoa Binh, two in Gia Lai, four in Hai Duong, and five in Hanoi.