Amid the increase of plastic waste, especially plastic bags, it is necessary to strengthen the management of the waste as the effectiveness of the work has fallen far below the requirements.

About VND160 billion has been raised from businesses during a programme launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on August 17 to support people affected by COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The capital is still facing a high risk of further COVID-19 community outbreaks due to a number of F0 cases being detected among the locals following the deployment of a recent mass testing campaign.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has ordered local public agencies to take stronger actions to improve its Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services (SIPAS).

VOV.VN - Police forces based in Hanoi have moved to tighten control of travel permits during the ongoing social distancing period at checkpoints across the capital in order to prevent the potential spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Kamal Malhotra, the outgoing resident coordinator of the UN in Vietnam, was honoured with the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia during a ceremony held on August 17 in Hanoi.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on August 16 signed a decision directing the Ministry of Finance to set aside more than 4,117 tonnes of rice from the national reserves to support residents in COVID-19 hit localities.

VOV.VN - Cold spells are forecast to arrive earlier than usual this year, with the average temperature in winter likely to be lower than last year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnamese businessman and doctor have been honoured as outstanding young leaders of Asia in 2021 by Asian Youth Council (AYC) for their significant contributions to the community.

VOV.VN - A haul of approximately 30 kilograms of MDMA and 1.5 kg of Ketamine have been discovered in packages recently imported into Vietnam by postal services after being sent from France.

Many universities have added another admission method for candidates who are under special consideration for high school graduation this year.

VOV.VN - The Polish Government is poised to donate COVID-19 vaccines to the nation based on non-profit principles, according to Michał Dworczyk, head of the Polish Prime Minister's Office.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son chaired the first meeting of the Government’s freshly established working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy in Hanoi on August 16.

VOV.VN - The number of new coronavirus infections recorded in the community has increased considerably across Ho Chi Minh City over recent days, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, head of the municipal administration.

VOV.VN - An additional 8,644 coronavirus cases have been detected in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, approximately 1,000 fewer than the previous day’s figure, while COVID-19 has claimed 368 more lives in the country, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 16 evening.

The Red Cross Society of Hanoi has rolled out a programme to present 10,000 aid packages containing food and foodstuff worth VND200,000 (US$8.8) each to pandemic-hit people across the capital city.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the hardest hit locality by COVID-19, has debuted social welfare centres in District 5, 7 and 12 in an effort to provide essential items to needy people during the ongoing social distancing period.

VOV.VN - More than 200,000 doses of China-produced Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine have been given to local people throughout Ho Chi Minh City since August 13, with all of them being in a stable health condition following their injection.

A delegation of the Ministry of Health led by Minister Nguyen Thanh Long arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on August 15 afternoon to work with the city's authorities in COVID-19 prevention and control.

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) will share data from the National Population Database to help manage COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Vietnam Youth Initiative Programme – InnoCity 2021 will be officially launched at a ceremony held in both in-person and online forms on August 19.

VOV.VN - A seven-day lockdown has come into force starting from 8 a.m. on August 16 in centrally-governed Da Nang, with measures leaving the central city vastly different compared to normal days.

VOV.VN - Binh Duong, an industrial complex hub in the south and the second largest COVID-19 hotspot in Vietnam, is moving to strengthen prevention and control efforts due to a rise in new cases in the locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has put a number of well-equipped intensive care unit (ICU) centres into operation, with experienced doctors making great efforts to treat critically-ill patients in an attempt to minimise the mortality rate.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is trying to minimize new infection cases and step up vaccinations in an effort to gradually bring the city to a ‘new normal’ status in one month’s time, according to a senior municipal Party official.

All Vietnamese people will have equal opportunities to access an open, diverse, flexible and modern education system by 2030, thus contributing to promoting the development of human resources, especially high-quality ones, to meet the requirements of the Industry 4.0 and international integration.

VOV.VN - A total of 9,580 positive COVID-19 cases, including 6 imported infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on August 15, pushing up the national tally to more than 275,000.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 asked the Management Board of President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum to continue well preserving the construction and the embalmed body of the late leader.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has agreed to buy a further 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the deal for 31 million doses of the vaccine as adopted by the Ministry of Health in May.

Refuse is still being collected despite Hanoi announcing its decision to extend stringent citywide social distancing and citizens having to stay at home for 15 more days until August 23.