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Mekong Delta launches first robotics, AI research institute

HCM City formalises PM's dispatch to extend Directive 16 for two more weeks

HCM City continues imposing city-wide social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 for an additional 14 days from 0:00 on August 2.

COVID-19 cases top 150,000, no new deaths

Việt Nam’s total COVID-19 cases reached 154,360 cases on Sunday after the Ministry of Health reported a daily increase 8,620 new cases. The national tally just exceeded 100,000 mark on Monday morning.

4,246 new cases announced on Sunday evening, including 4,225 domestic ones

COVID-19 udpate

Vaxzevria and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines show similar and favourable safety profiles

Safety profiles of Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) and mRNA-based vaccines were found to be similar and overall favourable, according to a study.

Truck drivers need to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on cities and provinces to include employers in the trucking and logistics industries in the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination.

Traffic police lead way for workers to return to their hometowns

More than 1,200 workers, who are from Bình Thuận and Ninh Thuận southern provinces and are working in Đồng Nai Province, have been led way to come back to their home town to avoid COVID-19 pandemic.

Education sector turns challenges into opportunities: minister

Education and Training Minister Nguyễn Kim Sơn talks to the Government Portal about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the education sector.

4,374 new cases announced on Sunday morning

COVID-19 update

145 new COVID related deaths, 8,620 new infections on Saturday

An additional 145 deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded around Việt Nam on Saturday. Of those, 90 were from HCM City, 47 in Tiền Giang, four in Đồng Tháp, two in Long An, one in Trà Vinh and one in Quảng Nam.

4,564 new cases announced on Saturday evening

COVID-19 update

One million doses of Sinopharm vaccine arrive in HCM City, health ministry urges faster vaccination

One million doses of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine Vero Cell have arrived in HCM City on Saturday, as part of the five million doses deal, the health ministry announced.

Ministry of Health to set up intensive care unit for COVID patients in Bình Dương

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long has discussed with leaders of Bình Dương the establishment of an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients in one of the southern province's hospitals.

PM urges vaccination priority for HCM City

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called on cities and provinces to prioritise vaccination of people living in Covid-19 hotspots like HCM City and provinces with a large number of industrial parks.

Hội An, Đà Nẵng begin strict social distancing orders

The central city of Đà Nẵng and Hội An ancient town will begin social distancing orders under Directive 16 from 6pm on Saturday, strengthening drastic measures to control the spread of COVID-19.

Organic farms, agro-tourism in Bạc Liêu yield higher profits, protect the environment

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is promoting organic and other high-quality standards for rice and key agricultural products as well as agro-tourism services in a bid to raise farmers' incomes.

HCM City hospitals manage to keep COVID deaths low

Doctors at HCM City hospitals continue to get severe COVID-19 patients, and try all they can to keep fatalities low, including performing caesarean sections on some to deliver babies.

More skills needed for Việt Nam's labour force

The quality of skilled labour in Việt Nam is still not meeting minimum standards, according to Lê Thị Xuân Quỳnh, an official from the Central Institute for Economic Management.

Farming cooperatives cultivate GAP-standard products, raise value in Kiên Giang

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is taking measures to develop the collective economy in the 2021- 25 period in an aim to improve efficiency and produce high-value products.

Thousands return to central region by motorbike due to halt to public buses

More than 5,000 people have fled pandemic hotspots and locked-down zones to return to their hometowns in motorbike caravans that sometimes number upwards of 100 people.

Capital's response to a nationwide outbreak

As the situation has become worse in HCM City and other southern provinces, staff at the Hà Nội Centre for Diseases Centre (CDC) have been racing against time to complete a huge workload each day to prevent a similar situation in the capital.