A national scientific conference was held via videoconference on August 25 to highlight the military talent and the prestige of General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on August 24 chaired a meeting with the Government’s working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has been assigned to be head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a meeting of top leaders held on August 24.

VOV.VN - The People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City on August 24 elected incumbent vice secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Pham Van Mai as chairman of the municipal administration.

The Politburo has recently issued Conclusion No.120-KL/TW on overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in the new situation.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front led by State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 22 offered incense to commemorate late General Vo Nguyen Giap at the late legendary general’s house in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must test every resident during its ongoing extended social distancing period, according to the Prime Minister’s telegram dated August 22.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has visited and held a working session with the Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Sciences, on the occasion of the 76th founding anniversary of the people’s public security forces and the 76th anniversary of National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

VOV.VN - The lesson of solidarity taken from the August Revolution in 1945 has always served as a light shining the way for the Vietnamese people, with this being particularly true now when the whole country is united in determination to push back the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 18 suggested that major Party and State organisations continue to raise awareness of pandemic prevention and control among their members and the people as well as their responsibility in the COVID-19 fight.