VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 95 coronavirus cases in eight localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The Industry of Chemistry under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has successfully researched a new method for synthesizing Favipiravir, a prescribed drug against SARS-CoV-2, in the laboratory.

VOV.VN - A total of 391 fresh COVID-19 cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, with 218 detected in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s most populous metropolis, according to a report by the Ministry of Health on June 28 evening.

VOV.VN - Localities in Hanoi have been directed to initiate plans for an upcoming large-scale vaccination campaign in order to ensure that the move takes place on schedule in a manner which is both safe and effective.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese student Tran Duong Chinh, a 12th grader at Hung Vuong Gifted High School, won a gold medal whilst competing at the 2021 European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO), which has been taking place in an online format.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the second worst-hit locality in the latest coronavirus wave recorded 94 out of 149 new COVID-19 cases detected during the six hours to midday on June 28, said the Ministry of Health.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered a message marking the 20th anniversary of Vietnam Family Day (June 28, 2001 – 2021).

The resort island Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam is planning to fully vaccinate its residents against COVID-19 by September to welcome the year-end foreign tourism surge, as part of a vaccine passport pilot programme.

VOV.VN - The management board of Binh Thoi market in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City have begun the process of issuing thousands of coupons to market goers as part of efforts to prevent large-scale gatherings amid the southern city’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the latest detection of a further 97 domestic COVID-19 infections on June 28 morning, with 62 recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the second worst-hit locality in the ongoing coronavirus wave.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 197 new coronavirus cases in 12 cities and provinces during the past six hours, raising its 24-hour caseload to 323, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 27.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been selected to carry out a pilot scheme on home quarantine for F1 cases that are in first hand contact with a COVID-19 patient if they meet certain conditions.

The theme of this year's World Oceans Day is 'The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods', which creates an opportunity for all-level agencies, sectors and localities to show their resolve in implementing the national strategy on sustainable development of the sea-based economy.

VOV.VN - Seventy-six people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in four Vietnamese localities during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 12.00am COVID-19 update on June 27.

VOV.VN - An 80-year-old man of Ho Chi Minh City had died of COVID-19 and other underlying illnesses, the Ministry of Health said on June 27.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 50 coronavirus cases in three localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 40 cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has decided to establish two more field hospitals to receive and treat COVID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 115 locally acquired and eight imported coronavirus cases in 14 cities and provinces across the country during the past six hours, raising the national daily count to 175.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France held a ceremony on June 25 to receive EUR20,000 (US$23,870), donated by the Vietnamese community and several organisations and associations in France in support of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - The south-central province of Phu Yen has decided to impose social distancing measures on the entire locality, starting on June 27, following the detection of more coronavirus cases in the community.

VOV.VN - The north-eastern border province of Quang Ninh has been selected to receive foreigners, providing that they hold a vaccination certificate known as a vaccine passport.

VOV.VN - All four Vietnamese students have clinched four silver medals at the International Informatics Olympiad 2021 virtually held by Singapore, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - Plenty of Hanoians got up early on June 26 heading to local parks and other outdoor recreational areas to do their exercise after over a month of restrictions due to the resurgence and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - Thirty-seven people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in eight Vietnamese localities during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 12.00am COVID-19 update on June 26.

Border guard forces of Lao Cai northern province of Vietnam joined talks on border issues in the first half of the year with the border control forces in Hekou district of China’s Yunnan province on June 25.

A delegation from the Vientiane capital of Laos on June 25 handed over US$30,000 to the Vietnamese Embassy to help Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City fight COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded an additional 576 locally transmitted coronavirus cases in five localities across the country during the past 12 hours, including 563 cases in Ho Chi Minh City alone, raising its national tally of infections to 15,115.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest and most populous city in Vietnam, has recorded 161 out of a total of 305 new cases confirmed across the country during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health on June 25.

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) -VinaPhone was awarded the Labour Order, first class, during a recemony held in Hanoi on June 25 marking the 25th anniversary of the first Vietnamese mobile phone service provider.

Japan’s Shiga prefecture recently won the 23rd Japan Water Prize for its initiative to use the water cleaning model at its Biwa lake to help with the protection of water environment in Vietnam.