Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors and localities to stay ready to respond to natural disasters.

A special publication in Vietnamese language will be launched in Busan city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 1, authorities of the city announced on August 31.

VOV.VN - As many as 107,216 recovered COVID-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City have now been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the virus, according to the municipal Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision aimed at setting up a special working group that will assist him in dealing with difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which are facing local businesses and people.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City needs approximately 8,145,900 COVID-19 vaccine doses between now and the end of the year, according to the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Da Nang authorities have begun to deploy drones in an effort to control local people as they continue to implement COVID-19 prevention measures across the locality.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision approving a programme on training and retraining skills of human resources to meet requirements of the fourth Industrial Revolution (IR).

VOV.VN - Members of the Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Russia raised more than VND3 billion in just two months following the launch of a project aimed at supporting the country’s ongoing battle against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Six newly-established special working groups of the Hanoi police department have been fining a number of cases violating COVID-19 prevention measures throughout the capital.

VOV.VN - Consul General Nguyen Dang Hung has stated that the nation will continue to give priority to promoting friendship and co-operation with localities in Northern Laos based on joint efforts and potential opportunities between both sides.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand held a webinar on August 30 connecting the Vietnamese community together amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

More solutions should be developed to improve the efficiency of State management, prevent waste and corruption in land use, and effectively use land resources to serve the task of national development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 30.

VOV.VN - The Indian ship INS Airavat docked at a port in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City on August 30, bringing India’s medical supplies to Vietnam to assist with the COVID-19 fight.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has set a target to raise the rate of women holding key positions in state management agencies and local governments to 60 percent by 2025 and 75 percent by 2030.

Vietnam will promote cooperation with partners in the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) while working with relevant agencies and localities to increase development chances, especially technological application in the COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has detected 14,224 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, a record high figure, raising the national tally of infections to nearly 450,000, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm coronavirus update.

VOV.VN - Workers are adding their final touches to a large, well-equipped field hospital in Hanoi due to be operational on September 1 to treat COVID-19 patients.

Hanoi has so far offered financial aid worth nearly VND750 billion (nearly US$33.05 million) to 2.34 million disadvantaged households and people who are struggling to make ends meet because of COVID-19 impacts.

Authorised agencies of the northern border province of Quang Ninh on August 29 handed over to the Chinese side a Chinese man on the wanted list who illegally entered and stayed in Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City has seen positive results after seven days since authorities tightened social distancing and COVID-19 control measures, according to the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The southern province of Binh Duong has decided to continue applying social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 in “red zones” for 15 days while "freezing" 15 wards in Thuan An and Di An cities and Tan Uyen township as infections have continued surging over the past days.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Heath on August 30 received a haul of 250,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the Government of the Czech Republic.

VOV.VN - The number of COVID-19 cases in the capital has exceeded 3,000 since the fourth wave of COVID-19 hit Vietnam in late April.

VOV.VN - A large field hospital in Hanoi providing treatment for 500 COVID-19 patients in critical condition will be inaugurated on September 1 after one-month construction.

VOV.VN - The number of COVID-19 infections nationwide is increasing due to the ongoing extensive testing campaign, while effective care measures are resulting in a gradual decline in the death rate, according to the Ministry of Health.

The fourth annual meeting of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) will be held in the form of videoconference on August 30 with the participation of 26 member cities, representatives from ASEAN countries, the ASEAN Secretariat and partners.

VOV.VN - The Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of Drugs and Medicinal Ingredients on August 29 did not approve Nano Covax, the first locally produced COVID-19 vaccine, and requested additional data to ensure the vaccine is completely safe and effective.

Mobile app “Du lich Viet Nam an toan” (Travel Vietnam safely) now allows users to fill in health declaration without switching to another platforms, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Facing the dangerous and highly contagious Delta variant in the fourth wave of COVID-19, relevant agencies are strongly utilising technology as a useful tool for large-scale contact tracing, testing, and vaccination management.

VOV.VN - A total of 12,796 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 12,752 local and 44 imported infections were confirmed on August 29 by the Ministry of Health.