Police will prosecute a number of former government officials accused of corruption at an import, export company.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked AstraZeneca to deliver 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of August, out of its 31-million-dose order for 2021.

The Ministry of National Defence is investigating the death of a young military officer who is suspected to have committed suicide in northern Thái Nguyên Province.

Some 400 businesses in six industrial zones (IZ) and Đà Nẵng Hi-Tech Park in the central city have managed to stay open throughout much of the pandemic, thanks to anti-COVID measures.