President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on May 17 sent a letter of congratulations to Buddhist community in and outside the country on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2565th birthday.

VOV.VN - The nation has recorded a total of 181 new community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with the majority made up of F1 contacts in quarantine facilities who had previously met confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 17.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a cabinet meeting on May 17 to discuss COVID-19 prevention and control measures and to make important and timely decisions regarding vaccine imports, production, and the country’s vaccination scheme, whilst mobilising resources to ii

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province and the Executive Board of the provincial Khmer-Vietnamese Association on May 16 presented 434 gift packages to disadvantaged households.

The fourth National Olympiad on Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought kicked off on May 16 under the theme “Anh sang soi duong” (The light illuminates the road).

VOV.VN - Dien Bien Phu City in Dien Bien province has launched a massive testing campaign for over 200 local people in Him Lam ward following the detection of two individuals infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - An additional 28 cases of local transmission were confirmed by the Ministry of Health during the six hours to midday May 17, bringing the total number of locally- transmitted cases to 1,204 since the virus resurged in the nation on April 27.

VOV.VN - Many stores and businesses based in Hanoi are shutting down due to dwindling revenues caused by a decline in customers following the nation being hit with a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Over the course of just 20 days the number of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases detected in the country hit a record of over 1,000, forcing many areas and dozens of hospitals to be put into lockdown.

VOV.VN - A 34-year-old Vietnamese man died of severe pneumonia due to COVID-19, on May 16, becoming the country's 37th death related to the pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 37 new local infections on May 17 morning, with all in quarantine and locked-down areas, including 22 in the Bac Giang coronavirus hotspot, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - Current COVID-19 outbreaks at industrial parks must be brought under control in order to halt the spread of the virus to neighbouring communities and at the same time to maintain production.

The Canada – Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS) on May 15 held an online seminar featuring the life and career of late President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of his 131st birthday (May 19).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an additional 54 locally transmitted coronavirus cases recorded in Vietnam during the past six hours, raising the country’s 24-hour infection number to a record high of 187.

VOV.VN - A batch of 1,682,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine sponsored by COVAX arrived in Vietnam on May 16, according to the Ministry of Health.

Special prayers were offered to India, which has experienced a great deal of loss from COVID-19, by Vietnamese monks and Buddhist followers in Ho Chi Minh City at a ceremony held on May 15.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi-based K Cancer Hospital No2 recorded five out of six more coronavirus cases announced by the Ministry of Health at noon May 16.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Giang, a gateway to Hanoi capital, has appealed for assistance from the Ministry of Health and other localities as caseload constantly breaks its daily record figure.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on May 16 morning that an additional 127 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, breaking a 1,000-case mark in just 20 days.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Bac Giang has become the epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic, recording 85 out of a total of 129 more locally transmitted cases confirmed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) on May 15 evening.

VOV.VN - Medical workers operating in Son Tra district of Da Nang city worked through the night on May 14 to collect COVID-19 test samples from over 2,500 people who work at the region’s fishing port and wholesale market.

VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient with underlying health conditions has died at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health announced on May 15.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long warned about the prospect of further COVID-19 outbreaks to occur in the community, during a working session held on May 15 in Hanoi between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Sixteen more people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 12.00hrs update on May 15.

Vietnam needs to foster rapid and sustainable digital transformation but at the same time must ensure cyber security and safety, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung has emphasised.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese doctors are treating 14 severely ill patients with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including one at risk of mortality.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) said on May 15 morning that an additional 20 people in quarantine areas have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the six past hours.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has asked localities to tighten the management of foreign workers and consider expelling those without work permit in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on May 14 emphasised the spirit of readiness as COVID-19 would break out in the community anytime.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed an additional 59 locally transmitted coronavirus cases, including 33 in Bac Ninh province, a gateway to Hanoi capital.