VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 31 more community infections during the past six hours, including 22 cases in Hanoi capital.

VOV.VN - A social distancing order has been placed on a number of Vietnamese localities as part of fresh efforts aimed at halting the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus following the detection of more coronavirus cases.

VOV.VN - Northern provinces are enduring a fresh heat wave, starting on May 10, as temperatures are forecast to reach peaks of up to 38 degrees Celsius, according to the national weather forecasting authority.

VOV.VN - Two trains consisting of three carriages each for the Ho Chi Minh City Metro Line No. 1, which will run from Ben Thanh market to Suoi Tien theme park, arrived at Khanh Hoi Port in the southern city on May 10.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced an additional 78 coronavirus cases on the morning of May 10 as the SARS-CoV-2 has spread to more than one third of Vietnam’s localities.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed 87 additional COVID-19 cases on the evening of May 9, including 77 locally-infected ones detected in 9 provinces and cities.

Participants in a May 8 roundtable talk affirmed the resolve to continue the fight for justice for Agent Orange (AO)/ dioxin victims of Vietnam regardless of the court’s rulings.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has been working closely with relevant ministries and sectors to identify the most effective strategies to assist Vietnam in creating a safe and happy environment for mothers and children, including those in ethnic minority and disadvantaged areas.

VOV.VN - A 52-year-old woman, the first Vietnamese COVID-19 patient in Laos and also the first COVID-19 patient in the country had died of the disease after a week of treatment, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Vientiane.

The People's Committee of Danang City started to apply the “market coupon” policy throughout the city from May 8 to limit gatherings amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

The People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City said on May 8 that it approved decisions to prosecute and detain two Vietnamese citizens for arranging illegal stay for foreigners in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society's Central Committee on May 8 launched the Humanitarian Month 2021 on the occasion of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (May 8).

VOV.VN - A further 5 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 related to an outbreak in the northern province of Bac Ninh and the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in the capital city were detected on May 9 morning, according to the Hanoi Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed 15 additional new locally- transmitted cases on the morning of May 9, raising the national infection tally to 256 during the past 12 days.

VOV.VN - A total of 78 positive COVID-19 cases were detected in Vietnam, including 13 imported cases, and 65 domestic infections found in 13 localities throughout the nation, said the Ministry of Health on May 8 evening.

The demand for biodegradable plastics in Vietnam is projected to reach 80,000 tonnes annually by 2025, according to Associate Prof. Dr. Le Hung Anh, Director of the Institute of Environmental Science, Engineering and Management.

The India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee (IVSC) and the Dialogue Society on May 7 held an online ceremony to pay tribute to Geetesh Sharma, President of the IVSC in West Bengal.

Germany's Stern Newspaper on May 7 reported that a French court is preparing to rule on the historic lawsuit filed by Tran To Nga against multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces in the war in Vietnam.

An exhibition highlighting the pain of Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims and the lawsuit filed by Tran To Nga, a Vietnamese French woman, against multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces in the war in Vietnam, is being held in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Further local infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed by the centres for disease control in Hanoi and throughout the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc, Thai Binh, and Hai Duong.

VOV.VN - A total of five local universities have been named among the global list of the world’s top 2,000 universities for the 2021 to 2022 edition, as released by the Center of World University Rankings (CWUR).

The Hanoi People's Committee on May 7 approved a plan on free COVID-19 vaccination for people aged 18 to 65 in the period of 2021-2022.

Authorities in the north-central province of Nghe An held a ceremony at the martyrs’ cemetery in Nghi Loc district on May 7 to rebury the remains of 95 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent dispatch asking its units to seriously follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

Eight people were killed in a fire that broke out at a three-floor house in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11 on May 7.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported a further 15 fresh locally-infected cases on the morning of May 8, with one in capital Hanoi and 14 in the northern province of Bac Ninh, taking the infection tally in the latest wave of ongoing outbreak to 176.

The highest priority at this time is to fight COVID-19 and deal with its consequences in order to ensure security and safety as well as the public’s health, and complete the set dual goals, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on May 7.

A 35-year-old female medical worker in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang died on May 7 of anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine a day earlier.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on May 7 evening confirmed a further 46 positive nCoV cases in Vietnam, including 40 community infections and 6 imported ones which were immediately isolated upon entry.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has urged relevant agencies to quickly complete the report on the implementation of the roadmap to apply emission standards to motor vehicles.