Việt Nam News

This is the third batch of COVID-19 vaccines Japan has donated to Việt Nam

Public green spaces have never been more important in Hà Nội, a densely populated city facing challenges from rapid urbanisation, climate change and air pollution.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered ministries to focus all resources to protect the health of people in HCM City and ensure their essential needs are met during the social distancing period which will start on Friday.

Both employees and employers that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can gain access to the Government’s support package worth VNĐ26 trillion (US$1.13 billion) from July 8.

Here is everything you need to know about the 15-day lockdown in Việt Nam's largest city.

Việt Nam on Thursday recorded 1,307 domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections, the highest daily rise the country has ever seen.

COVID-19 update

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has ordered HCM City authorities to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures at field hospitals and lockdown areas while ensuring food supply at supermarkets during the 15-day lockdown period starting Friday (July 9) under Directive 16.

Hà Nội People’s Committee on Thursday announced the suspension of outdoor physical exercise and sports from 6pm of the same day due to the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 2,250 adults will participate in a phase II/III trial for the new COVID-19 variant vaccine AstraZeneca’s AZD2816 to assess safety and immunogenicity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the company reported.

COVID-19 update

Twenty-two young people have been chosen to take part in the 2021 Australia - Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue (AVLD), slated for early September, with each country having 11 delegates.

Three more COVID-19 patients have died in HCM City, Đà Nẵng and Bắc Giang taking the total number of fatalities to 105.

More than 993,000 students across the country did the literature tests (in three hours), the first exam of the 2021’s high school graduation exam yesterday morning.

As some people have negative COVID-19 test results but are neglecting pandemic prevention and control, Dr Trần Đắc Phu, a senior advisor at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, talks to the press about the need to maintain vigilance.

The fourth wave of COVID-19 infections has disrupted the recovery of the labour market in the first six months of this year, said Nguyễn Trung Kiên, deputy head of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Dr Nguyễn Hoàng Minh from the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting has become the first Vietnamese weather forecaster to receive an award from the World Meteorological Organisation.