VOV.VN - The nation recorded a total of 227 fresh domestic COVID-19 cases, and three imported infections on May 27, with the hotspots of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh continuing to register a growing number of local transmissions at 128 and 52.

VOV.VN - Nine crew members onboard Ashico Victoria, a Panamanian vessel anchored off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on May 27, according to Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

VOV.VN - The nation has voiced its support for a fully political solution led and owned by Libyans, whilst calling for the promotion of the political process in Libya.

Head of the Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, has symbolically presented anti-COVID-19 medical supplies to the Government of South Sudan.

The US Mission to Vietnam is seeking candidates for the Fall 2021 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship on civic engagement, environmental issues and natural resource management, and social entrepreneurship and economic development.

VOV.VN - Members of the armed forces and fishermen on off-shore missions in southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province headed to the polls on May 4, 19 days earlier than scheduled, to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly and local People’s Councils.

A transport aircraft C17 of the Royal Australian Air Force on April 24 safely landed at Hanoi-based Noi Bai international airport, carrying 32 out of the 63 staff members of Level-2 Field Hospital No.2 who had finished their tenure in South Sudan.

The Online Business Mission – Medizintechnik conference took place in Hanoi on April 20 to discuss operation models in the health sector of Germany and Vietnam, opportunities for cooperation between their hospitals and businesses, and the importance of building their medical technical exchange networks.

In his capacity as President of the United Nations Security Council in April 2021, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 19 chaired a High-level Open Debate on "Cooperation between the UN and regional organisations in enhancing confidence-building and dialogue in conflict prevention and resolution".

Vietnam’s peacekeeping force has worked to enhance the country’s position in promoting the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including maintaining sustainable peace around the world, Major General Hoang Kim Phung, Director of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, has said.