VOV.VN - The United States has decided to provide Vietnam with US$4.5 million worth of assistance to support the country’s vaccination and enhance capacity building in COVID-19 prevention.

Statistics regarding the support to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have been updated daily at https://baocaochinhphu.gov.vn/ioc/, according to the Government Office.

VOV.VN - Passengers arriving in Vietnam who have had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and who tested negative for the virus within 72 hours will only have to quarantine for a week at a concentrated venue, before isolating at home for a further seven days.

Relevant forces in the central province of Quang Binh have safely removed an unexploded bomb left from the war from a densely populated area in Ly Trach commune, Bo Trach district.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed President Nguyen Xuan Phuc bestow posthumously a second-class Feat Order on a police officer in Ho Chi Minh City who died while on duty.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is among the leading seven countries worldwide that have received COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States.

VOV.VN - On-duty officials have been grappling with a range of challenges over recent days amid the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic at all gateways into Hanoi as they try to control the large number of people going in and out of the capital.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has seen over 50,800 COVID-19 patients fully recover from the virus since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest report announced by the Ministry of Health on August 4.

International internet traffic and speed in Vietnam have been back to normal after repairing work on the Asia America Gateway (AAG) undersea cable was completed.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment in a bribery case involving Phan Van Anh Vu and former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security's General Department of Intelligence Nguyen Duy Linh.

UNESCO in Vietnam on August 3 launched the campaign #KeepingGirlsinthePicture - "For a future picture with girls", calling on the community to share inspirational stories to encourage ethnic minority students, especially girls, to continue their studies after the pandemic ends.

The World Bank (WB) in Vietnam on August 3 published a final report of Road Safety Data Assessment in Vietnam for the establishment of a National Road Safety Observatory (NRSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is on the right track to combat the fresh coronavirus outbreak with drastic measures in place, said World Health Organisation (WHO) Vietnam Representative Kidong Park.

VOV.VN - Some of big Indian pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide Vietnam with approximately 1 million doses of Remdesivir, a broad-spectrum antiviral medication, for COVID-19 treatment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 4,271 more coronavirus cases, including four imported cases, in 17 cities and provinces across the country during the past 12 hours, reported the Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 4 morning.

The police in Japan’s Osaka prefecture on August 3 confirmed the identity of a young Vietnamese man who was killed in the prefecture a day earlier.

VOV.VN - The nation’s daily infection tally rose to 8,377 following the detection of a further 4,851 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 37 imported infections, the Health Ministry said in its August 3 evening update.

The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka, Japan, on August 3 said it is working with relevant agencies of the host country to clarify information stating that a Vietnamese in Osaka died after being assaulted and pushed into a river by another man.

The national portal for public services now provides eight services for employers and employees affected by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A tropical depression currently active in the East Sea is anticipated to move into the Gulf of Tonkin over the course of the next 24 hours.

VOV.VN - Thousands of residents of Dong Da district in Hanoi were vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic at an inoculation site located in the capital’s first field hospital.

VOV.VN - The nation received 415,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on August 3 in Hanoi after they were donated by the British Government.

VOV.VN - Hanoi culled a total of 2,528 fowls throughout July after two separate outbreaks of the A/H5N8 bird flu were detected in the capital's Ba Vi district, according to information provided by the Hanoi Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary.

VOV.VN - Up to 50 checkpoints have been founded in Mai Dong and Dai Kim wards in Hoang Mai district of Hanoi in order to protect pandemic-free areas against the further spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has recently granted approval for clinical trials to begin on the ARCT-154 COVID-19 vaccine, with medical tests set to begin on August 8 at Hanoi Medical University.

Vietnam’s major telecom companies including Viettel, VNPT, Mobifone, CMC, FPT, Vietnamobile, and SCTV have announced a joint support package worth VND10 trillion (US$435 million) for consumers across the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded an additional 3,578 new local COVID-19 cases on August 3 morning , including 1,998 in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest coronavirus epicenter, bringing the southern city's tally in the new pandemic wave to 100,557.

VOV.VN - All four Vietnamese students have secured three golds and a silver at the 53rd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2021) virtually hosted by Japan, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET),

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has approved six COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in Vietnam, and all of them are safe and effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Minster of Public Security General To Lam on August 2 asked public security forces to continue their intensive and extensive cooperation with Laos across spheres, especially in the fight against drug crimes.