Afghan gathering to decide fate of 400 Taliban prisoners Thousands of prominent Afghans will gather in Kabul Friday to decide whether to release about 400 Taliban prisoners, including many involved in brutal attacks that killed scores of Afghans and foreigners.

Regional trade linkages, South China Sea tension top of ASEAN Summit agenda During the summit that was held virtually for the first time in the regional bloc's 53-year history due to the coronavirus pandemic, ASEAN leaders reiterated the need to enhance the region’s resilience and solidarity to overcome adversity.

Việt Nam stresses importance of transitional period in South Sudan The COVID-19 pandemic has damaged the economic and humanitarian situations in South Sudan.

Việt Nam calls for people-centred solutions to refugee issue

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnam Mission to the United Nations (UN), has called on the international community to focus on people-centred solutions, and share the burden and responsibility to ensure the success of the repatriation and reintegration process for refugees.

Burundi cabinet meets on way forward after president's death Burundi held an extraordinary cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss a way forward after the sudden death of long-serving ruler Pierre Nkurunziza left many anxious over the future of the troubled country.

More than 50 dead in migrant shipwreck off Tunisia More than 50 people, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, died when a boat carrying migrants bound for Italy sank off Tunisia, a health official said on Thursday in an updated toll.

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Việt Nam calls for special attention to COVID-19 response in Syria

Việt Nam has called for special attention to responding to the COVID-19 epidemic which is exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Syria, at a regular monthly meeting of the UN Security Council.

Global virus vaccine race heats up, but not without controversy Global tensions simmered over the race for a coronavirus vaccine Thursday, as the United States and China traded jabs, and France slammed pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi for suggesting the US would get any eventual vaccine first.

Vietnamese preschool among top architectures: Guardian A preschool project in the northern province of Sơn La has just been listed among the top 10 new architecture projects in the Art & Design column in UK-based newspaper The Guardian.