VOV.VN - The northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, has gone through three weeks without new locally transmitted coronavirus cases, and 722 out of 726 positive cases detected during the recent outbreak have been discharged from hospital.

VOV.VN - The rate of overweight and obese children in the nation has more than doubled over the past 10 years, according to recent nutrition research conducted by the National Institute of Nutrition.

VOV.VN - Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC have announced plans to launch the third phase of human trials for its locally-produced coronavirus vaccine Nano Covax on May 5, a timeframe which is three months ahead of schedule.

Transportation companies plan to increase their services to meet the greater demand during the April 30 and May Day holiday.

A friendship exchange among Vietnamese, Lao and Cambodian youths studying at Kien Giang University was held in the southern province of Kien Giang on April 14, on the occasion of Cambodia’s traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay.

The Traffic Police Department on April 15 deployed forces to ensure traffic safety and order during the April 30 and May 1 holiday, and the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.

A prison term of 10-11 years has been proposed for Tran Trong Mung, former General Director of the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel JSC (TISCO), with the main role in wrongdoings at the company, during the ongoing first-instance trial held by the Hanoi People’s Court.

The People’s Council of the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on April 14 decided to put aside VND15 billion (over US$650,300) to fund the construction of two friendship projects in Cambodia’s Stung Trenng province.

Seven defendants and one unit whose rights and obligations were associated with the Phu Tho ethanol plant case have filed appeals after the Hanoi People’s Court passed judgement a month ago.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed four new coronavirus cases on April 15 morning after announcing 16 infections 12 hours earlier.

For the Hung Kings Temple Festival to take place safely and efficiently this year, authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho has directed relevant units to build detailed plans ensuring conditions to thoroughly implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures.

VOV.VN - Sixteen people, including two foreigners, have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after entering Vietnam, the Ministry of Health announced in its 18.00hrs update on April 14.

VOV.VN - Relevant Vietnamese agencies have recently handed over four Chinese citizens illegally entering Vietnam to the authorities of Dongxing city, Guangxi province of China.

VOV.VN - The corruption control index in the public sector continuously improved throughout the 2016-¬2021 period, according to the 2020 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) Report released by the UNDP on April 14 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to produce its own coronavirus vaccines, facilitate clinical trials, and prepare vaccine production and funding plans providing the vaccines are effective.

VOV.VN - The steering board of the “Support to Vietnam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement” (VN-SIPA) project gathered together on April 14 in Hanoi in order to examine ways in which to ramp up its implementation.

The Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) together with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) put into operation a one-stop service office for returning migrant women and their families (OSSO) in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 13.

The owners of vehicles with more than nine seats and trucks have been urged to quickly complete the installation of surveillance cameras before July 1.

The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held the fifth conference in the 11th tenure on April 13 to discuss a draft report on socio-economic and budget performance in the first quarter, and key tasks and goals for the second quarter.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is running a high risk of enduring a future COVID-19 outbreak in the community due to the continued global spread of the virus, especially in neighbouring Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, according to Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Lecturers in 10 Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam are invited to participate in an international online education forum to be hosted by Australia’s University of Tasmania in June and September this year.

VOV.VN - As many as 60,139 Vietnamese people have been given an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shot since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, according to the Ministry of Health on April 14.

VOV.VN - A Germany expert alongside six other Vietnamese returnees were confirmed to infect with the SARS-CoV-2-virus, taking the national tally of positive COVID-19 cases to 2,714, the Ministry of Health said on April 13.

Dozens of tonnes of essential goods, including food and medical supplies, have been allocated to Vietnamese Cambodians over the past week amidst the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter of greetings to Khmer people in Vietnam on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay, their traditional New Year festival.

VOV.VN - Hanoi hosted a seminar on April 13 to kick off a project on institutional strengthening and capacity building for sustainable urban development in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Health Department of the southern province of Binh Duong has submitted plans to the provincial People’s Committee regarding the purchase of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for local people.

VOV.VN - As many as 193 Vietnamese nationals who recently entered the country after arriving on a repatriation flight from Taiwan (China) have tested negative for COVID-19 during the initial round of testing.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on April 13 sentenced to death a Nigerian man on a charge of illegally trafficking drugs into Vietnam from Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Roughly 1,600 officers, soldiers, and defence staff from various armed force units were given their first jab of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on April 13, with the recipients based in the Tien river region and border guards in An Giang, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, and Tra Vinh provinces.