The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to focus on health, public investment and human resource development in its activities in Vietnam in fiscal year 2021, which began on April 1, JICA's chief representative in Vietnam Shimizu Akira has confirmed.

VOV.VN - Hanoi's Center for Disease Control (CDC) said on June 20 that it has made a proposal for loosening COVID-19 restrictions, as the latest outbreak was brought under control.

VOV.VN - Roughly 5,500 workers in the Tan Thuan export processing zone in Ho Chi Minh City were inoculated against the COVID-19 pandemic on June 20 as part of the southern city’s widespread vaccination campaign.

The Consulate Department under the Foreign Ministry has advised Vietnamese fans travelling to Russia on FAN IDs to use the document on the right purpose and obey the host country’s regulations to avoid legal problems or being stuck at foreign airports amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised press agencies and journalists for their hard work and contributions to the fight against COVID-19 pandemic on the occasion of the 96th Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on June 20 confirmed two positive COVID-19 cases on board a plane carrying the national football squad back from the United Arab Emirates.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest and most populous locality in Vietnam, has overtaken Bac Ninh province in the north to become the second worst affected locality during the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

Health declaration, contact tracing, and testing apps have been proving the effectiveness of technology in the fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - An additional 94 new domestic cases were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus by the Ministry of Health on June 20 evening, bringing the daily infection count to 311, with Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Giang province reporting the most infections at 137, and 96.

The central coastal city of Da Nang has again closed public beaches and temporarily banned indoor dining, while takeaways and deliveries are encouraged, according to a new order.

HCM City has imposed stricter social distancing measures against COVID-19 by banning gatherings of more than three people and requesting people to maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 metre in public places, according to an urgent directive issued by the municipal People’s Committee on June 19.

The number of participants in the Vietnamese language proficiency exams in Japan has increased over the past years, and those passing the tests have also been on the rise, showing the growing interest of Japanese people in the language.

Vietnam’s national count of COVID-19 cases has crossed the milestone of 10,000 more than a month after the resurgence of the virus began in late April, wreaking havoc on multiple major industrial parks where thousands of factory workers have become infected.

The Government on June 19 issued a resolution on the purchase of 30 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ordered by the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC).

VOV.VN - Vietnam received 500,000 doses of Vero-Cell COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm, China, alongside 502,400 disposable 1-ml syringes on June 20.

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 20 confirmed two COVID-19 related fatalities in the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Bac Ninh, bringing the death toll caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to 66.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of 139 fresh COVID-19 cases at midday on June 20, with 130 local transmissions, and 9 imported infections which were put into isolation upon arrival.

Police in Trung Khanh district of the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on June 19 detected seven foreigners who were trying to illegally enter into Vietnam.

The Government of Norway will provide US$1.3 million for a project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models by empowering the informal sector and fostering the circular economy in Vietnam.

Representatives of the Lao province of Oudomxay on June 18 handed over LAK260 million (around US$27,600) to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang province to support the three Vietnamese provinces of Dien Bien, Son La and Lai Chau in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation recorded 78 more COVID-19 infections, including 76 domestic cases and two imported ones, in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on June 20, taking the national tally to 12,978, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A further 102 cases of COVID-19 were detected across 11 localities by the Ministry of Health on June 19 evening, marking the highest numbers of daily domestic infections recorded in Bac Giang province and Ho Chi Minh City.

A delegation from the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee led by NA Permanent Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man on June 19 visited and extended greetings to Radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and Vietnam Television (VTV) on the occasion of the 96th Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21).

VOV.VN - The Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Secretary General Javad Mottaghi has wished the newly appointed Voice of Vietnam President Do Tien Sy to further promote VOV’s development and pledged the organization’s support to all its members, including Vietnam.

Many provinces have requested the Ministry of Information and Communications to direct corporations to urgently assess the demand, feasibility, and investment efficiency to deploy 5G coverage in their provinces.

Diplomatic channels have been optimised to seek COVID-19 vaccine supply sources around the world in the hope of increasing the rate of vaccinated people, thus pushing back the pandemic soon.

VOV.VN - Northern and central regions are set to continue dealing with the ongoing heat wave as temperatures reach up to 40 degrees Celsius, with some places even enduring heat of over 40 degrees Celsius until June 21.

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed two deaths caused by COVID-19 pandemic on June 19 in the northern provinces of Bac Giang and Thanh Hoa, thereby raising the death toll caused by the virus to 64.

VOV.VN - A large-scale vaccination campaign to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was launched on June 19 in Ho Chi Minh City, with 836,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine set to be injected into local citizens.

VOV.VN - A total of 112 fresh COVID-19 cases, including three imported infections, and 119 local transmissions were confirmed by the Ministry of Health at noon on June 19.