
WHO says first alerted to virus by its office, not China
World 13:34 04/07/2020It was the WHO office in China that on December 31 notified its regional point of contact of a case of 'viral pneumonia'

Coronavirus pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO
World 10:29 20/06/2020‘The world is in a new and dangerous phase’

Spraying disinfectants can be ‘harmful’, says WHO
World 11:30 17/05/2020The WHO said that spraying disinfectants, even outside, can be ‘dangerous for human health’

Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO, no decision made
World 20:49 16/05/2020‘We would pay 10% of what we have been paying over many years’

Vietnam hands over $50,000 to WHO’s COVID-19 response fund
Vietnam News 12:09 25/04/2020Vietnam calls on the WHO to maintain its central role in leading and coordinating international efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

WHO thanks unsung heroes of fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:21 18/03/2020WHO Vietnam expressed its appreciation toward the government, doctors, nurses, journalists, security guards, and sanitation workers

'This is not a drill': WHO urges world to take virus more seriously
World 11:18 06/03/2020'This epidemic is a threat for every country, rich and poor.'

What's in a name? WHO tiptoes around what to call virus
World 10:28 08/02/2020The novel coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan, but WHO will not name the virus after the city

Vietnam moves to limit smoking in films, theaters
Travel 18:56 19/10/2018Films that depict smoking will be given age ratings according to the length of such scenes