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FIFA on Friday launched an overhaul of the international football calendar beyond 2024, saying it is open to "everything" including the organisation of a World Cup every two years, despite opposition from wilting players and fears over a devalued product.

52 more Covid-19 infection cases have just been confirmed in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 5,013, the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Saturday.

The sending of Vietnamese labourers to the Republic of Korea was officially resumed on May 21 morning, after more than one year of disruption due to the expiration of the two countries’ agreement on this issue and COVID-19 outbreaks.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked for the European Union (EU) support for Vietnam’s efforts to access European COVID-19 vaccine sources, while receiving Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on May 21.

Five foreign firms have poured additional investments of USD974m into Binh Duong Province.

Vietnam has recorded 20 more Covid-19 infection cases, raising the total number of patients in the country to 4,961, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday morning.

More than 30 earthquakes have occurred in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum over the past month with the strongest measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale.

Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said Friday, and are hoping China and Russia will bolster South Asia's efforts to tackle a devastating pandemic wave.

HCM City authorities have temporarily banned small restaurants and street vendors from offering on-site services in an attempt to prevent Covid-19 outbreak.

Vietnam has recorded 58 more Covid-19 infection cases, raising the total number of patients in the country to 4,941, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday evening.

A Covid-19 patient with underlying diseases has died in the central city of Danang.

Many streets in Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City were severely put under water following heavy rain this afternoon, May 21.

A portrait, titled La Joconde (Mona Lisa), by late painter Mai Trung Thu (1906-1980) will be available for bidding on May 24 as part of the Christie’s Hong Kong Spring Auctions.

The Vietnamese government has agreed to use donations for Covid-19 prevention and control activities for buying vaccines.

The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases has discovered two new strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country after sequencing the genes of samples taken from local novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.

Vietnam has recorded 50 more Covid-19 infection cases, raising the total number of patients in the country to 4,883, the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Friday.

The northern province of Bac Giang has set up a 620-bed field hospital for Covid-19 treatment as the locality is experiencing a large pandemic outbreak.

A 70-year-old woman has just died while being treated for Covid-19 in Hanoi, according to the local CDC.

Authorities of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have agreed on building a reservoir for domestic use.