The quality of skilled labour in Vietnam is still not meeting minimum standards, according to Le Thi Xuan Quynh, an official from the Central Institute for Economic Management.

VOV.VN - Torrential rain falling at a rate of between 50mm and 150mm over the course of a 24-hour period is anticipated to cool the country's northern region from the evening of July 31.

VOV.VN - Many residents of the capital receiving punishments after travelling through checkpoints without a valid reason on the night of July 30 amid Hanoi implementing a social distancing period to combat the spread of COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A field hospital located in Hanoi which aims to offer treatment to COVID-19 patients in critical condition began construction on July 30, with the site providing between 500 and 700 beds set to be put into operation from late August.

VOV.VN -The total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 since the start of the latest pandemic wave rose to 31,146, following the discharge of a further 2,826 patients on July 30, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control.

The Indian Business Chamber in Vietnam (Incham) on July 30 virtually signed a contract with the Viet Gia Medical Equipment JSC on the purchase of a extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine imported from Germany.

VOV.VN - A total of 4,060 new domestic cases of COVID-19, with 2,503 in Ho Chi Minh City were recorded during the past 12 hours, taking the infection tally during the latest wave of coronavirus outbreaks to 137,317, the Ministry of Health announced on July 31 morning.

VOV.VN - An additional 3,657 positive COVID-19 infections, including 22 imported cases, were recorded on the evening of July 30, thereby raising the daily infection count to 8,649, according to information released by the Ministry of Health.

A series of online conferences themed “Overseas Vietnamese join hands in overcoming the pandemic” will be launched on July 31 by a Vietnamese Italian expert team led by Doctor Karen Kieu Nguyen.

VOV.VN - Crowds of vehicles and people could be seen at several checkpoints on several streets in Hanoi on the morning of July 30, causing difficulties for on-duty officials trying to control the movements of people amid the country’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City have tightened their control over locations which are free of COVID-19 cases as infection numbers continue to increase daily across the southern city.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has been advised to prepare a plan aimed at allowing F1 cases to isolate at home, with the number of COVID-19 cases being detected across the capital increasing every day, according to experts.

The Steve Bui and Friends Foundation on July 30 presented 30,000 N95 medical masks to Ho Chi Minh City to support the city in controlling COVID-19 pandemic.

The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in Australia’s New South Wales (UAVS-NSW) has launched its IT idea competition UAVS Hackatrix "Fix the Glitch" 2021.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined the necessity of protecting citizens’ health and safety whilst minimising the fatalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The military-run telecom provider Viettel has put into operation a COVID-19 vaccination management platform capable of updating 5 million shots per day.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Preah Sihanouk and the Khmer-Vietnam Association in the province on July 29 presented gifts to 150 Vietnamese Cambodian households and 20 Cambodian ones that are living in difficulties amidst the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Various Vietnamese associations have stated their desire to seek the Government’s support to facilitate import procedures of COVID-19 vaccines from a firm operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

VOV.VN - A large number of local people participated in a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination campaign on July 29 launched at the Tien Son Sports Arena in Da Nang.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the necessity of implementing a fresh approach and solutions as part of the country’s pandemic prevention and control efforts.

Vietnamese expatriates and businesses in Australia and France’s New Caledonia have donated more than AUD41,035 (US$30,288) to aid their home country in combating COVID-19.

VOV.VN - German newspaper Jungewelt (Young World) has recently published an article about Hanoi launching a mass vaccination rollout for citizens in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic as swiftly as possible.

VOV.VN - A further 4,992 fresh positive cases of COVID-19, including five imported ones, were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on July 30 morning, bringing the national tally to 133,405.

VOV.VN - Vingroup, a leading Vietnamese multi-sectoral conglomerate, plans to build a COVID-19 vaccine production plant in Hanoi with a designed capacity of between 100-200 million doses a year.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 29 urged Ho Chi Minh City – the country’s biggest COVID-19 hotspot at present - to promote the motto of “fighting the pandemic is like fighting the enemy.”

VOV.VN - An additional 233 patients have died of COVID-19 and underlying illnesses in seven cities and provinces across Vietnam over the past week.

VOV.VN - An additional 4,773 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, while 4,323 more patients have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Finnish educators are looking forward to welcoming more and more Vietnamese high-school students to study in their country, which is known as the world’s happiest nation and for having high standard of education.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Trade Union has come up with an idea of establishing mobile supermarkets on wheels to deliver daily necessities free of charge to local residents when Hanoi is implementing social distancing measures.

VOV.VN - Green-lighted by the Vietnamese Government, the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on July 29 began vaccinating French nationals living in the southern city and regional localities at France-Vietnam Hospital.