HCM City has updated its directive on reopening the economy, putting residents’ safety first.

People travelling in HCM City must show a QR code from the mobile app VNEID for online health declarations and from either the Y tế HCM (HCM City Health) or Sổ sức khỏe điện tử (Electronic Health Records) apps that certify vaccination or recovery from COVID-19, according to the city Department of Transport.

Amid the outbreak of coronavirus infections in HCM City, hundreds of people including recovered COVID-19 patients, have volunteered to put themselves on the frontline in the fight against the pandemic.

Đặng Thanh Phong, head of the Hà Nội Food Administration speaks to the Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper about food safety and hygiene for take-away food services after they have been allowed to re-open in Hà Nội.

It has not been easy at all for the Việt Nam’s Government to walk the talk of the country's dual-target strategy, pursuing socio-economic development while keeping the spread of the novel coronavirus in check. But the Prime Miniser and his cabinet have been striving to secure the country’s economic health by doing all they can to support businesses operating in Việt Nam.

300 vaccine refrigerators funded by Japan and procured by UNICEF have arrived in the country as support for Việt Nam's vaccination efforts, UNICEF announced on Friday