It is necessary to speed up efforts to put an end to the AIDS pandemic in 2030, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minster Vũ Đức Đam told a United Nations (UN) General Assembly high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS on June 8.

Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long has said Viet Nam wants the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine so it can inoculate 12-18-year-olds.

Việt Nam reported 283 new local cases of COVID-19 at noon on Wednesday, including 274 cases in quarantined or locked down areas.

COVID-19 update

Restaurants, coffee shops, street vendors and beaches reopened Wednesday morning in Da Nang as the COVID-19 pandemic is well under control in the central city.

A special report entitled: ‘Youth for Climate Action in Việt Nam’ along with a Dialogue with the COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma, has been launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

As COVID-19 infections have been reported in the community and hospitals recently, many people have delayed important hospital visits despite their worsening health.

Tiền Giang Province is spending over VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$58 million) to upgrade Chợ Gạo Canal, one of the Mekong Delta’s most important waterways.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend VNĐ16 billion (US$700,000) to provide vocational training to its workforce this year.