VOV.VN - A total of 264 new cases of COVID-19, including 259 local transmissions, and five imported ones were detected on June 18 by the Ministry of Health, with Ho Chi Minh City suffering the highest number of infections at 149.

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 18 confirmed the death of another person caused by COVID-19 and pulmonary tuberculosis, increasing the nation’s overall fatality count to 62.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to continue receiving additional supplies of COVID-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) through the COVAX Facility in the near future, including vaccines funded by the Chinese Government.

IT firms are ready to complete e-commerce platforms for farmers, unveiled Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung at a teleconference on digital transformation in agriculture and rural development held on June 18.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Hoang Minh Son has signed a decision allowing three foreign centres for education quality accreditation to operate in Vietnam.

Wildlife trafficking in Vietnam remains complicated both before and during COVID-19, a report released on June 18 by the People and Nature Reconciliation (PanNature) non-profit organisation showed.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the third largest epicenter in the latest COVID-19 wave, registered the highest number of local infections with 59 out of 119 cases found in six localities over the six hours to midday on June 18, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications has introduced a code of conduct on all social media platforms which became effective from June 17 as part of efforts to create a safe and healthy virtual environment for internet users nationwide.

VOV.VN - The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has received a delivery of over 800,000 doses of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in preparation for the country’s largest-ever vaccination campaign, which is set to get underway in the southern city.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s health sector and administration are facing up to the significant challenge of attempting to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic amid a rapid rise in local cases, most of which have been detected in production areas and hospitals.

A new smartphone app is aiming to make the lives of disabled people in Vietnam easier by giving them better access to support.

Ho Chi Minh City has been asked to work harder to impose restriction measures on the smallest possible scale so as not to prolong large-scale social distancing.

VOV.VN - A total of 81 fresh domestic cases were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Ministry of Health in the current hotspots of Bac Giang and Ho Chi Minh City on June 18 morning, raising the national local infection tally to 8,994 in the latest coronavirus wave.

The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security announced on June 17 that it had busted a drug trafficking ring with the involvement of some Taiwanese (China).

Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung proposed the World Bank continue to help Vietnam in addressing core issues in social welfare, poverty reduction, and in narrowing the gap between regions at his meeting with WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk on June 17.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on June 17 handed over more than VND6.2 billion raised by Vietnamese nationals abroad and some organisations to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in support of the national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 136 coronavirus cases during the past six hours, raising its 24-hour count to 515, a record high figure so far, the Ministry of Health said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 17.

VOV.VN - More than 800,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been transported to the cold storage facility of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City in preparation for the rollout of a large-scale vaccination campaign.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee on June 17 received 35,000 medical face masks and 1,000 Nano silver disinfectant bottles presented by the International WeLoveU Foundation to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of National Defence presented its medical equipment aid for the Lao Ministry of Defence at a symbolic handover ceremony in Hanoi on June 17, which was attended by Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang.

VOV.VN - Following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin’s order to shut down 'non-essential' shops in Ho Chi Minh City until June 29 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many streets in the southern city have been left virtually deserted.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on June 16 received VND10 billion (some US$431,700) from the Republic of Korea’s Hyosung Vietnam Co. Ltd. to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - As many as 220 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam during the past six hours, raising the country’s cumulative tally of infections to 12,014, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh and Chairwoman of the city’s Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Lan Huong have called on local organisations, businesses and people to donate to the city’s COVID-19 vaccination programme.

VOV.VN - The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) has broken up a transnational drug trafficking ring from Europe to Vietnam, detaining 16 suspects and seizing 127 kg of narcotics.

VOV.VN - A container ship carrying an additional two trains for Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1 has departed Japan and is scheduled to dock at Khanh Hoi Port in the city’s District 4 on June 20.

VOV.VN - A communal police officer has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the fifth case in central Nghe An province, according to the provincial Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

The Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) wrapped up a three-week training course on International Mine Action Standards Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 3 in the central province of Quang Tri on June 16.

Pfizer vaccine is only supplied via bilateral deals with Governments, said John Paul Pullicino from Pfizer Vietnam during an online training session for market management staff on June 16.

The Vietnamese community in Australia has raised funds in support of the fight against COVID-19 in their homeland.