Việt Nam News

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam asked localities to conduct vaccinations as scheduled, avoiding slow progress in inoculations if the vaccine is available. 

HCM City authorities have urged all residents to continue to take further precautions and maintain social distancing measures as “everyone is now potentially a source of infection”. 

HCM City broke its record daily increase of new COVID-19 cases on Friday with 149 locally-transmitted infections. A day earlier, it reported 137 cases, according to the Health Ministry. 

The COVID-19 pandemic in Việt Nam continues to be complicated this week, with the number of new cases on the rise, especially in HCM City.

Northern and north-central provinces are sweltering under a severe hot wave, with temperatures in some places topping 40 degrees Celsius, announced the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The newly adjusted master plan for HCM City must ensure that its residents’ interests are a top priority, Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary of HCM City Party Committee, has said.

A 71-year-old woman with a range of underlying health issues from the southern province of An Giang has become Việt Nam’s 62nd COVID-19 related death.

The Vietnamese national, who has not been named, was detained by officers from the National Crime Agency at a petrol station in Middlesbrough, the UK, on Thursday.

HCM City has been asked to work harder to impose restriction measures on the smallest possible scale so as not to prolong large-scale social distancing.

The 10th grade entrance examination has been postponed again in HCM City after the social distancing period was extended by 10 more days.  

Active, relevant and want to reach out, international leads reflect Viet Nam's leading role as a member of ASEAN

Japfa Vietnam handed over US$1 million to the Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front to contribute to the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund, joining hands with the Vietnamese Government to accelerate the vaccination for the people as a condition for economic recovery.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the world unpredictable challenges, and the agriculture sector has not been spared, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Quốc Doanh said.

Witnessing the dedication and sacrifice of medical workers on the frontline when being a COVID-19 patient, Mai Anh Đức is determined to giving back to the community in the fight against the pandemic.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính recently highlighted technology as a spearhead in the country’s strategy to combat COVID-19.