Party chief calls for concerted efforts against COVID-19  Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng has urged Vietnamese people, at home and overseas, to step up COVID-19 combat and prevention as the pandemic continues to worsen.

Hundreds of Covid-19 cases detected in Bình Dương companies

Hundreds of COVID-19 cases have been detected in a company that set up temporary tents for workers to avoid the spread of the coronavirus and maintain production in Bình Dương Province.

Three more COVID-19 intensive care centres to be set up in HCM City to cope with rising severe cases Doctors and medical personnel from three central-level hospitals across Việt Nam will help set up three COVID-19 intensive centres with 3,000 beds in HCM City in a bid to reduce the number of deaths amid rising number of seriously ill patients.

Wood enterprises implementing '3 on-site' ask for less public pressure Wood processing enterprises which have been implementing the "3 on-site" model in the provinces of Bình Định, Bình Dương and Đồng Nai have urged the public to put less pressure on them after a cluster of COVID-19 cases were detected at wood production facilities in these provinces.

Việt Nam ensures people’s livelihoods, fair distribution of vaccines

I was surprised to receive a call from an American friend who lives in Singapore, asking about the pandemic situation in HCM City, Việt Nam’s current COVID-19 epicentre with a daily record of thousands of cases. 

Senior officials prepare for 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Senior officials of ASEAN countries gathered online Thursday in preparation for the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM).

Shares record four-day gains on bank, steel stocks Vietnamese shares rose for four straight days on Thursday, bolstered by a significant injection of cash flow into banking and steel stocks, pushing up indices.

Việt Nam offers 12,000 tonnes of rice to Cuba, stresses cooperation on COVID-19 vaccines Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held a reception for Cuban Ambassador Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén in Hà Nội on Thursday, during which the host underlined Việt Nam’s great attention to the close-knit  friendship with Cuba.

Buses sell vegetables around HCM City Unable to transport passengers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some bus operators in HCM City have now begun to use their vehicles for selling vegetables and other essential goods.

Community awareness key to reducing childhood drownings

Việt Nam needs to have better solutions to integrate drowning prevention and control in climate change programmes, particularly interested in young children.