A conference to promote cooperation in information and technology between Vietnam and Australia took place virtually from August 10-12, attracting the participation of IT firms from both countries.

VOV.VN - Experts believe that Ho Chi Minh City’s goal of containing the latest COVID-19 outbreak by September 15 is feasible, only if social distancing measures are strictly implemented alongside virus localisation, extensive testing, and vaccinations.

VOV.VN - Japan’s Osaka police have handed over the body of a Vietnamese man to Hoa Lac Pagoda in Kobe city of Hyogo Prefecture after he was been beaten to death and kicked into a river.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Transport has requested that localities facilitate conditions in which people who have tickets for international flights can access airports on time.

VOV.VN - Three construction workers have been killed and one left severely injured after a landslide triggered by torrential rains hit Ha Long city of the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)’s Central Committee has launched a campaign to assist disadvantaged people who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and frontline forces in the fight against the COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC) said it has sent its micro satellite NanoDragon to Japan for its launch into orbit.

VOV.VN - Nearly 218,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be delivered to Vietnam in a couple of days, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - As many as 4,642 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 24 cities and provinces across Vietnam, mostly in the south, during the past 12 hours, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 12 morning.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has signed Resolution No.24/2021/QH15 approving in principle investment in the National Target Programme on sustainable poverty reduction for the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 3,964 more new COVID-19 infections, including four imported cases, on the evening of August 11, with the daily total reaching 8,766.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee has sent an urgent document detailing its plans to purchase five million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Zuellig Pharma, the Moderna distribution partner in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A large number of people left the COVID-19 hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City through coach stations on August 10 following a long period of being stuck due to lockdown measures.

The Ministry of Health’s Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund and the Global Public Health Organisation (Vital Strategies) launched a communication campaign to promote the enforcement of the ban on smoking in indoor public places on August 10.

The Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh announced on August 10 it has received a rare white-cheeked gibbon from local forest rangers.

VOV.VN - The 36th Contracting Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base in the US territory of Guam are poised to send a total of 77 ultra-low temperature freezers at a total value of US$691,000 to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen has written an article on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam AO/Dioxin disaster day (August 10). The following is the full text of the article.

VOV.VN - A total of 4,802 new active COVID-19 cases, including 10 imported infections were recorded across 21 Vietnamese localities over the past 12 hours to August 11 morning, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 3,241 new locally acquired coronavirus cases during the past 12 hours, raising its daily caseload to 8,390, while 388 more fatalities have been recorded, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on August 10 evening.

The Ministry of Health has requested COVID-19 treatment hospitals across the country to increase use of Telehealth, a system for remote health care consultation and support, to deal with the spikes in COVID-19 cases.

More than VND2 trillion (US$87.1 million) worth of goods, medical equipment and cash, donated in support of Ho Chi Minh City’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, has been distributed promptly, the municipal Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee announced on August 9.

VOV.VN - The Criminal Science Institute under the Ministry of Public Security has recently discovered eight new illicit drugs in Vietnam, all of which are not on the country’s list of banned substances.

VOV.VN - Indian firm Vekaria Healthcare LLP and Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, the Vietnamese developer of Nano Covax vaccine against COVID-19 have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on the transfer of technology to produce the vaccine.

VOV.VN - Decades have passed since the end of the United States’ war of aggression, millions of Vietnamese people exposed to Agent Orange/dioxin are still in need of assistance from the community to overcome their daily difficulties.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi is carrying out a large-scale testing campaign for approximately 300,000 local residents in high-risk areas in order to quickly separate F0 from the community.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced on August 10 Vietnamese scientists have successfully produced antiviral medication Vipdervir which proves to be safe and effective in inhibiting the growth of SARS-CoV-2.

Great efforts have been made by the Vietnamese Government as well as organisations and individuals at home and abroad to support victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) with a hope to ease the incomparable pain that they are suffering.

VOV.VN - Vietnam received an additional 494,400 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility on August 10, bringing the total number of its sponsored vaccines to over 9.1 million doses.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities said the city would cover expenses for funeral services for deceased COVID-19 patients in “the safest and most solemn manner”.

Tran Nguyet Thu, spouse of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, had a friendly meeting with administrators of Nguyen Du Lao – Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane on August 9 as part of their ongoing official friendly visit to the neighbouring country.