VOV.VN - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF marked their recent provision of US$1million in life-saving equipment and vaccine administration supplies to the country to assist with its COVID-19 response with a ceremony held on March 25 in Hanoi.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held phone talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne on March 24 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN has hailed the efforts by Volker Turk, UN Under Secretary General for Policy in developing the “Common Agenda Report" which has been recently discussed by UN member countries.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has allowed COVID-19 F1 cases (i.e. those in close contact with virus infection) to go to work or attend school again under certain conditions.

Vietnam is willing to work together with Canada to boost their comprehensive partnership in an effective and practical manner, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed during a phone talk with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly on March 22 night.

VOV.VN - British investment in the Vietnamese market is enjoying an increase following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) coming into force, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The implementation of an information system in the issuance of COVID-19 vaccine certificate was highlighted during a workshop held in Hanoi on March 22 by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and his entourage left Hanoi on March 22, ending their March 20-22 official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - “Vaccine passport” holders of the 17 countries and Vietnam are entitled to the same medical requirements as those for local vaccinated people, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - A total of 131,713 people across 63 localities nationwide were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus on March 21, a fall of 9,440 from the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported.