When will foreigners in Vietnam receive COVID-19 vaccine shot?
When will foreigners in Vietnam receive COVID-19 vaccine shot?

VOV.VN - Vietnam has yet to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to foreign citizens residing and working in the country, but a spokesperson for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has said that these vaccinations will be considered moving forward.

When will foreigners in Vietnam receive COVID-19 vaccine shot?
Embassy officials visit conflict-affected Vietnamese students in Israel
Embassy officials visit conflict-affected Vietnamese students in Israel

Officials from the Embassy of Vietnam in Israel on May 27 visited Vietnamese students living in Israel’s central city of Netivot, one of the hardest-hit places during the recent Israel-Palestine conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Embassy officials visit conflict-affected Vietnamese students in Israel
Vietnam, UK look to beef up education cooperation
Vietnam, UK look to beef up education cooperation

A webinar on higher education and postgraduate cooperation between Vietnam and the UK was held on May 27 by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the Vietnam-UK Friendship Network (VUFN).

Vietnam, UK look to beef up education cooperation
Religious establishments asked to halt activities in face of COVID-19
Religious establishments asked to halt activities in face of COVID-19

Authorities will persuade religious establishments to suspend activities as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, an official has said.

Religious establishments asked to halt activities in face of COVID-19
A close look at COVID-19 quarantine site for kids in Vietnam
A close look at COVID-19 quarantine site for kids in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A total of 34 children aged 3 to 5 have been put into isolation at a kindergarten in Bac Giang province, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, after coming into contact with a classmate who has since tested positive for COVID-19.

A close look at COVID-19 quarantine site for kids in Vietnam
Da Nang tops Vietnam ICT Index for 12 straight years
Da Nang tops Vietnam ICT Index for 12 straight years

The central city of Da Nang has maintained its leading position in terms of readiness for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development and application, topping the Vietnam ICT Index rankings for another year in 2020.

Da Nang tops Vietnam ICT Index for 12 straight years
Extensive testing campaign at Bac Giang COVID-19 hotspot
Extensive testing campaign at Bac Giang COVID-19 hotspot

VOV.VN - In a tight personal protective suit, healthcare workers have worked hard, especially in hot weather condition, taking samples for COVID-19 testing in Bac Giang, the country’s largest coronavirus hotspot.

Extensive testing campaign at Bac Giang COVID-19 hotspot
COVID-19-hit workers should benefit from US$2.6 billion aid package
COVID-19-hit workers should benefit from US$2.6 billion aid package

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has recently recommended the Government use its VND62 trillion (USS$2.6 billion) aid package to support workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19-hit workers should benefit from US$2.6 billion aid package
Bac Giang, worst hit hotspot, records an additional 30 COVID-19 cases
Bac Giang, worst hit hotspot, records an additional 30 COVID-19 cases

VOV.VN - Bac Giang remains the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, recording 30 out of 40 more cases announced by the Ministry of Health on May 28 morning.

Bac Giang, worst hit hotspot, records an additional 30 COVID-19 cases
Bac Giang, Bac Ninh asked to control COVID-19 spread at industrial zones
Bac Giang, Bac Ninh asked to control COVID-19 spread at industrial zones

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on May 27 requested the northern provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh to continue speeding up the implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures to prevent the pandemic from spreading to other industrial zones.

Bac Giang, Bac Ninh asked to control COVID-19 spread at industrial zones
Daily infection count increases to 227 after cases surge in hotbeds
Daily infection count increases to 227 after cases surge in hotbeds

VOV.VN - The nation recorded a total of 227 fresh domestic COVID-19 cases, and three imported infections on May 27, with the hotspots of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh continuing to register a growing number of local transmissions at 128 and 52.

Daily infection count increases to 227 after cases surge in hotbeds
State President appeals for joint efforts in COVID-19 combat
State President appeals for joint efforts in COVID-19 combat

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has appealed to people both at home and abroad, businesses, and organisations to make material and spiritual donations to the fight against COVID-19.

State President appeals for joint efforts in COVID-19 combat
Swedish Ambassador enjoys cycling to work on Made-in-Vietnam bicycle
Swedish Ambassador enjoys cycling to work on Made-in-Vietnam bicycle

Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe recently expressed her delight at cycling from home to work a few times each week on her Made-in-Vietnam Thong Nhat bicycle, the Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper has reported.

Swedish Ambassador enjoys cycling to work on Made-in-Vietnam bicycle
PetroVietnam donates VND30 billion to COVID-19 vaccine fund
PetroVietnam donates VND30 billion to COVID-19 vaccine fund

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has donated VND30 billion (US$1.3 million) to the COVID-19 vaccine fund in a bid to join hands with the nation to fight the pandemic as well as to ensure social welfare and people’s well-being.

PetroVietnam donates VND30 billion to COVID-19 vaccine fund
Vietnam flexible on entry and exit policy in line with real COVID-19 situation
Vietnam flexible on entry and exit policy in line with real COVID-19 situation

VOV.VN - The country will consider a range of issues such as vaccination, length of stay, purpose of entry, and both domestic and global disease developments in order to apply the most appropriate isolation measures with regard to efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam flexible on entry and exit policy in line with real COVID-19 situation
Bac Ninh, Bac Giang to vaccinate 240,000 workers against COVID-19
Bac Ninh, Bac Giang to vaccinate 240,000 workers against COVID-19

VOV.VN - The authorities of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces have initiated plans to provide local workers with approximately 240,000 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses to curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus among the community.

Bac Ninh, Bac Giang to vaccinate 240,000 workers against COVID-19
Nine foreign sailors anchored at Vung Tau test positive for COVID-19
Nine foreign sailors anchored at Vung Tau test positive for COVID-19

VOV.VN - Nine crew members onboard Ashico Victoria, a Panamanian vessel anchored off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on May 27, according to Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

Nine foreign sailors anchored at Vung Tau test positive for COVID-19
Da Nang lifts lockdown on some residential areas linked to COVID-19 outbreaks
Da Nang lifts lockdown on some residential areas linked to COVID-19 outbreaks

VOV.VN - The administration of Da Nang city removed a 21-day lockdown on May 27 to ease restrictions placed on several residential areas linked to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Da Nang lifts lockdown on some residential areas linked to COVID-19 outbreaks
Vietnam co-hosts UN discussion on environmental protection in armed conflicts
Vietnam co-hosts UN discussion on environmental protection in armed conflicts

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has highlighted the significance of tackling environmental issues and restoring the environment following conflicts as a means of contributing to reconstruction, helping civilians to quickly stabilise their lives.

Vietnam co-hosts UN discussion on environmental protection in armed conflicts
Vietnam records 3,104 cases of local transmission in a month
Vietnam records 3,104 cases of local transmission in a month

VOV.VN - The country is currently enduring its toughest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) wave since the start of the global pandemic, with the latest wave resulting in 3,104 cases of community transmission across 30 cities and provinces nationwide since April 27.

Vietnam records 3,104 cases of local transmission in a month
COVID-19 claims another life as national fatality count climbs to 46
COVID-19 claims another life as national fatality count climbs to 46

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed the death of another person caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on May 27 in Hanoi, increasing the nation’s overall fatality count to 46.

COVID-19 claims another life as national fatality count climbs to 46
Donations worth VND12.5 billion boost anti-pandemic efforts in Hanoi
Donations worth VND12.5 billion boost anti-pandemic efforts in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Various agencies, businesses, and other benefactors on May 27 donated more than VND12.5 billion to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), Hanoi chapter, to help bolster COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.

Donations worth VND12.5 billion boost anti-pandemic efforts in Hanoi
53 local COVID-19 cases added to national count over previous six hours
53 local COVID-19 cases added to national count over previous six hours

VOV.VN - The nation recorded an additional 53 local COVID-19 cases at midday on May 27 in four localities, raising the national infection tally in the latest outbreak to 3,104, according to figures published by the Ministry of Health.

53 local COVID-19 cases added to national count over previous six hours
Communal house for Vietnamese Cambodians inaugurated in Kampot
Communal house for Vietnamese Cambodians inaugurated in Kampot

A communal house for Vietnamese-Cambodians was inaugurated in Cambodia’s Kampot province on May 26 after more than four months of construction.

Communal house for Vietnamese Cambodians inaugurated in Kampot
Local COVID-19 cases with severe prognosis rises to 120, with 25 in critical condition
Local COVID-19 cases with severe prognosis rises to 120, with 25 in critical condition

VOV.VN - Vietnam currently has 95 COVID-19 patients with severe prognosis, making up 3.1% of the overall number of cases nationwide, including 25 who remain in a critical condition, according to information provided by the Ministry of Health’s Treatment Subcommittee.

Local COVID-19 cases with severe prognosis rises to 120, with 25 in critical condition
National COVID-19 vaccine fund comes into being
National COVID-19 vaccine fund comes into being

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a resolution approving in principle the establishment of a COVID-19 vaccine fund.

National COVID-19 vaccine fund comes into being
US university pledges cooperation with HCM City in human resources training
US university pledges cooperation with HCM City in human resources training

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on May 26 received Jefferey S. Goss, Associate Vice Provost at the Arizona State University (ASU) of the US, who is paying a working visit to the city.

US university pledges cooperation with HCM City in human resources training
COVID-19: 24 further community cases confirmed, with 23 in Bac Giang hotspot
COVID-19: 24 further community cases confirmed, with 23 in Bac Giang hotspot

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded a further 25 new domestic cases of COVID-19, including 23 in Bac Giang epicenter, one in Lang Son, one imported infection which was isolated immediately after entry in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health reported on May 27 morning.

COVID-19: 24 further community cases confirmed, with 23 in Bac Giang hotspot
Vietnam obtains six medals at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad
Vietnam obtains six medals at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

Six Vietnamese students have pocketed medals, including two golds, at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2021, the Ministry of Education and Training said on May 26.

Vietnam obtains six medals at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad
National week launched to raise public awareness about tobacco harm
National week launched to raise public awareness about tobacco harm

A national no-tobacco week is being held from May 25 to 31 in response to World No Tobacco Day 2021, with a view to raising public awareness about the harmful effects of smoking.

National week launched to raise public awareness about tobacco harm