HANOI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 58 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 p.m. local time Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday, including 56 locally transmitted and two imported, bringing the total confirmed c

DHAKA -- Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 on Saturday. Dubbed as th

HANOI, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 98 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, taking the total confirmed cases in the country to 5,217, according to its Ministr

HANOI, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Over 69 million voters across Vietnam are casting their votes on Sunday to elect deputies to the country's National Assembly (NA) and members of People's Councils at all l

HANOI, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 33 new COVID-19 cases from 6 p.m. local time Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, including 31 locally transmitted and two imported, raising the total confirmed cas

CHANGSHA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The passing of Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, dubbed "the father of hybrid rice," set off an outpour of mourning, gratitude and remembrance among the Chinese public o

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - TEHRAN -- Iran reported on Saturday 8,005 new COVID-19 cases, taki

PHNOM PENH, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia registered a daily record of 488 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the total tally to 24,645, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.

HANOI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 125 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time Saturday, including 123 locally transmitted and two imported, raising the total tally

After its unwillingness to help stranded Australians in India during the pandemic, our government is still sending athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, writes

HANOI, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 20 new COVID-19 cases from 6:00 p.m. local time Friday to 6:00 a.m. Saturday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 4,961, according to its