More condolences pour in from abroad forformer Party leader’s passing Foreign leaders extended their condolences to Vietnamese Party, State and people and the family of former Party General Secretary Lê Khả Phiêu over his passing.

Bolivia postpones general election until October Bolivia postponed its general elections on Thursday for a second time because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting it off until October 18, officials said.

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WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems With nearly 30,000 dead in Brazil and more than 10,000 dead in Mexico, the novel coronavirus epidemic threatens to shatter hospital systems across Latin America -- while France, which is emerging from a similar nightmare scenario, begins on Tuesday a gradual return to normalcy.

Colombia goes into lockdown, Chile extends schools closures Countries across Latin America tightened measures on Wednesday to halt the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus, with more lockdowns, border closings and school closures as well as increased aid to the region's poorest.

Italy virus toll tops 4,000, New York joins California in lockdown The grim toll of coronavirus deaths in Italy, the world's worst-hit nation, surged past 4,000 on Friday as New York and other US states joined California in ordering a lockdown to try to bring the pandemic under control.

‘A Day Without Us’: Mexican women stage protest by absence Women mostly stayed off Mexico City's streets Monday as part of a protest against the country's soaring rate of gender violence. The "Day Without Us" strike was staged to highlight the more than 1,000 women and children murdered in Mexico last year.

Peru recovers priceless Inca manuscript stolen during occupation Peru unveiled a priceless manuscript containing the memoirs of former Inca leaders that had disappeared during Chile's occupation of Lima during the 1879-84 Pacific War.

Congratulations from foreign friends pour in for VN Communist Party’s 90th founding anniversary

The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the Communist Party of China (CPC), and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have sent congratulatory messages to the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee on the occasion of the CPV’s 90th founding anniversary.

Bolivia opens probe into 600 former Morales officials Bolivia's interim government said Wednesday it would launch a corruption probe into nearly 600 officials of the former administration, including ex-president Evo Morales.