VOV.VN - All vaccines delivered by China will be used in a transparent manner in line with the spirit of the Government Resolution 21, dated February 26, regarding the purchase and use of COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Health to ensure that Ho Chi Minh City is given priority for vaccine distribution.

VOV.VN - A further 355 fresh active COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health across 16 localities during a midday update on July 8, with Ho Chi Minh City still being the epicentre of the latest outbreak after reporting 200 cases.

Both employees and employers that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can gain access to the Government’s support package worth VND26 trillion (US$1.13 billion) from July 8.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has claimed a total of 11 prizes, including three golds, two silvers, and seven bronzes, across a range of categories at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards 2021.

VOV.VN - Border forces operating in the northern province of Cao Bang have successfully arrested dozens of Vietnamese expatriates as they attempted to enter the country illegally by crossing the border from neighbouring China.

VOV.VN - Three more local patients have died of severe underlying health conditions and COVID-19, bringing the national fatality count up to 105, the Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on July 8.

The provision of disaster response skill training for people is critically important to the countries vulnerable to natural disasters like Vietnam so as to create response preparedness for each individual, said Kazuko Kori, Mayor of Sendai city in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture.

Border guards in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh have arrested nine people who were planning to illegally cross the border to enter Cambodia.

VOV.VN - A total of 314 new cases were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus in Ho Chi Minh City, the current biggest coronavirus epicenter, and the southern province of Binh Duong on July 8 morning, according to the Health Ministry.

Twenty-two young people have been chosen to take part in the 2021 Australia - Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue (AVLD), slated for early September, with each country having 11 delegates.

VOV.VN - Daily caseload of COVID-19 in Vietnam once again beat the 1,000 mark on July 7, reaching 1,007, after an additional 321 locally acquired and nine imported cases were detected in 14 cities and provinces during the past six hours.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on July 9, as its daily count of infections continuously breaks the record.

An online workshop and training programme on community-based disaster risk management in coastal localities is taking place on July 6-8.

The Investigation Security Agency of Can Tho city’s Department of Public Security has decided to commence criminal proceedings against a man from Hanoi for “abusing the rights to freedom and democracy to violate the interests of the State, the rights and interests of organisations and individuals.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requiring intensified efforts to better COVID-19 prevention and control amidst complex developments of the pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest economic hub.

VOV.VN - Despite being provided with assurances of no food shortages, residents of Ho Chi Minh City have continued to flock to supermarkets to stock up on supplies following an increase in COVID-19 cases in the southern city.

VOV.VN - All individuals seeking to return to their localities from Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, must self-isolate at home for a period of seven days and undergo three tests for the virus, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - The US Department of Defense has presented a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine and mobile lab equipment to the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam to enhance its mobile testing capabilities.

VOV.VN - A further 400 locally acquired coronavirus cases have been documented in 11 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 347 cases.

VOV.VN - The first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine known as Comirnaty numbering 97,110 doses arrived at Vietnam’s Noi Bai International Airport on July 7 morning.

Per capita monthly income of Vietnamese people was averaged at VND4.2 million (US$182.7) in 2020, down 1% year-on-year, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - A tropical low depression is moving closer to the Gulf of Tonkin and is anticipated to gain strength and affect Vietnam’s northern coast in coming hours.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese health authorities reported five more COVID-19 related deaths on July 7, taking the nation’s total death toll for the pandemic to 102.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has built four makeshift hospitals with a capacity of 12,000 beds in order to receive and treat local COVID-19 patients amid rising infections in the city.

VOV.VN - Nearly one million students from across the country began the first phase of national high school graduation exams on July 7.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications has written to the municipal government presenting three solutions applying technology to monitor those undergoing home quarantine after having direct contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Nearly 1.3 million poor and near-poor households had got access to loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) to cope with COVID-19 in the first half of this year.

VOV.VN - Nearly one million Vietnamese high-school graders began their special graduation exams on July 7 amid the COVID-19 threats in many cities and provinces nationwide.

VOV.VN - The United States has rolled out more than two million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam and the vaccine is due to arrive on July 7-8, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).