The State Bank of Vietnam and the northern province of Quang Ninh continue topping the 2020 Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index, the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform announced on June 24.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to grant a further one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam to combat the pandemic, as announced on June 25 by Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has agreed to complete the third and final testing phase of the Nano Covax, a locally-made COVID-19 vaccine developed by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC by the middle of August.

The Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Centre (VNCERT/CC) on June 24 took part in the 2021 ASEAN-Japan Drill with the aim of enhancing cooperation between Japan and 10 ASEAN countries in addressing trans-national cybersecurity incidents.

The national COVID-19 vaccine fund received over VND6.6 billion from 17 sponsors at a ceremony on June 24.

Ho Chi Minh City will go ahead with national high school graduation exams for more than 88,000 students on July 7-8 based on the Ministry of Education and Training’s schedule despite growing COVID-19 outbreaks, according to its Department of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787- Dreamliner touched down at Cam Ranh International Airport early on June 25, bringing back 240 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged an additional 91 coronavirus cases in nine localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, including 57 locally acquired cases in Ho Chi Minh City alone, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked Vietnamese vaccine developers to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine research, transfer of technology and manufacturing, aiming to roll out locally produced vaccines before June 2022 at the latest.

VOV.VN - A total of 285 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including 279 local cases and 6 imported infections, were recorded June 24, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections at 162 for the whole day.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese competent agencies are in the process of negotiating with their US counterparts as well as the COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) Facility in order to receive COVID-19 vaccines as swiftly as possible.

VOV.VN - The nation has risen 10 places to reach 56th in terms of the worldwide ranking for mobile network speed, according to the latest report released by Speedtest.

VOV.VN - The Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) held a press conference on June 24 in Hanoi in order to reveal a broad array of activities which are to be launched to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnam AO/Dioxin disaster (1961-2021).

VOV.VN - Airport, railway, and bus stations in Ho Chi Minh City have been left largely deserted in recent days due to local authorities imposing social distancing measures throughout the southern city as part of efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated US$20,000 to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least 75% of the country’s population.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 127 additional positive COVID-19 cases, including one imported infection at midday on June 24, with 75 infections being picked up in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - A Strawberry Supermoon will light up Vietnamese skies during the night of June 24 and will mark the final supermoon for the year.

The Prime Minister has decided to add VND11.58 billion (US$500,000) from the central budget reserve in 2021 to the Ministry of Health to make contributions to the COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) Facility.

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise seven transport projects as part of its smart urban programme during the 2021-2025 period.

VOV.VN - An additional 37 domestic COVID-19 cases and 5 imported infections were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on June 24, said the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient who also suffers from underlying illnesses has died in Vietnam, raising the tally of fatalities in the country to 70, the Ministry of Health said on June 23.

Repairs to the Asia Africa Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea fiber optic cable will be delayed to July 1 and expected to complete six days later, according to the managing board of the cable.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland raised more than 32,500 CHF (US$35,395) for Vietnam’s COVID-19 prevention and control fund at an event held on June 21.

UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers has told the Vietnam News Agency that when COVID-19 vaccines become abundant and are approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use in children, the UNICEF will do what it can to help Vietnam access suitable vaccines.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 85 new coronavirus cases in eight Vietnamese localities during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 61 cases.

VOV.VN - Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath on June 23 presented US$200,000 to Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung in support of Vietnam’s ongoing COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 80 more locally acquired coronavirus cases in seven localities nationwide during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City representing half the figure.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded a high number of COVID-19 patients in a critical condition, with 172 cases labelled as severely ill, and 13 relying on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support therapy given to critically-ill patients.

VOV.VN - The capital has moved to ramp up preventive measures in a bid to reduce the risk of outbreaks of dengue fever following an increase in the number cases in various districts throughout the locality.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) will license Nano Covax, the locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, for domestic use in the event that the vaccine gathers full scientific data, according to a MoH official.