VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed the detection of a further 174 community transmissions of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with two imported infections which were immediately put into isolation upon arrival, at midday on June 16.

VOV.VN - It is impossible to say whether or not a drug or vaccine is absolutely safe, and in order to evaluate a vaccine both short-term and long-term safety must be considered, according to health experts.

The Director of Save Vietnam's Wildlife, Nguyen Van Thai, has become the first Vietnamese wildlife conservationist and the only Asian so far to receive the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize - the world’s most prestigious award for grassroots environmental activists.

A special prize will be awarded for the first time ever at the 15th National Press Awards ceremony, the judging panel said on June 15.

Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel Global JSC and Lao Asia Telecom, on June 15 presented 200 million LAK (US$21,160) to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - As many as 91 further domestic COVID-19 infections, and one imported case were confirmed by the Ministry of Health over the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on June 16.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is going to launch the largest ever vaccination campaign in an effort to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on June 15 approved HCM City’s proposal to purchase and import COVID-19 vaccines for local use.

A delegation of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education led by Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the commission, on June 15 visited and congratulated press agencies on the 96th Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and US non-profit organisation STEAM for Vietnam Foundation on June 15 announced a new long-term partnership to provide children in Vietnam with equitable learning opportunities on STEAM.

Comprehensive, Accurate, and Secured are the key words that can describe a digital platform, which now can also be accessed via smartphones, for registry and information management for persons with disabilities (PwD), launched on June 15 as part of the Korea-Vietnam Mine Action Project (KV-MAP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 213 coronavirus cases in six localities during the past six hours, raising its daily count to 402, a record high figure, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

The first National Food Systems Summit Dialogue was held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in partnership with a number of ministries, the UN in Vietnam and international development partners in Hanoi on June 15 morning.

VOV.VN - The Minister of Health has decided to lift a 37-day lockdown placed on the K Cancer Hospital's Tan Trieu facility in Hanoi as no new COVID-19 cases were detected.

VOV.VN - As many as 118 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in six localities across Vietnam over the past six hours, raising the cumulative number of infections in the country to 10,999, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to receive three million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines each from AstraZeneca and Pfizer between now and September.

VOV.VN - The debut version of the VFCD Graphic Design Contest 2021 has got underway with the aim of creating an opportunity for creative organisations and individuals to connect and celebrate their various unique talents and contributions to local creative culture.

VOV.VN - Police of southern Kien Giang province have co-operated alongside local authorities in the northern province of Lang Son to expel 13 Chinese citizens who had previously entered the country illegally.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City said 105 organisations, businesses, and individuals have to date pledged to contribute VND2,293 billion to support the city’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - More than 600 members of foreign diplomatic missions and United Nations organizations in Vietnam have been inoculated against the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past days in Hanoi.

The national COVID-19 vaccine fund has received more than VND5.08 trillion (US$221.34 million) worth of donations from 296,215 organisations and individuals as of 5pm on June 14, according to the fund's management board.

A delegation from the Lao province of Vientiane on June 14 handed over 100 million LAK (US$10,577) to the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos to assist the fight against COVID-19 in northern Hai Duong province of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A coffee and music lounge suddenly caught fire early on June 15 morning in Vinh City, of Nghe An province, central Vietnam, killing at least six people, according to local police.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 71 coronavirus cases during the past 12 hours, including 23 locally acquired cases in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on June 15 morning.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on June 14 presented 2,000 COVID-19 test kits worth VND600 million (US$26,000) to Nepal to aid the country’s COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced on June 14 the discovery of a further 272 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, including five imported infections.

VOV.VN - A hot low-pressure area originating from the west is poised to head for the nation’s northern region, causing a prolonged hot spell which will last from June 15 to June 21.

VOV.VN - Police operating in the southern province of Long An stated on June 13 that they successfully detained and have started to prosecute three people for attempting to assist groups of Chinese citizens to enter the country illegally, before continuing their journey to Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Two COVID-19 patients in Hanoi and the northern province of Bac Ninh have died, according to the Treatment Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 14, raising the number of deaths caused by the virus to 61.

The slogan “Give blood and keep the world beating” has been chosen for World Blood Donor Day 2021 (June 14), said the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.