Putin Visits Vietnam

Russian president, Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vietnam for a state visit, after visiting and signing a defence arrangement with North Korea earlier. All this does have an ominous look to it as Putin is visiting those countries Russia has supported militarily during previous wars. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-president-putin-arrives-vietnam-state-visit-2024-06-19/

Effective COVID-19 Response

Which country had the best response to COVID-19? There are only a few contenders, and Vietnam must be right up the front for top honours. With a population of nearly 100 million they've kept their case numbers low and suffered only 35 deaths. Note that they didn't completely lock down, meaning they still have an economy left. Good for them.

https://ourworldindata.org/covid-exemplar-vietnam