The standing board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee asked localities to hold election campaigns in accordance with requirements of COVID-19 prevention and control.

VOV.VN - Local stargazers are excited about the prospect of the Eta Aquariids meteor shower lighting up the Vietnamese skies early on the morning on May 6.

VOV.VN - Tran Van Son, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office, has revealed four key reasons why Vietnam could potentially face a fourth wave of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.

VOV.VN - A memorial and burial ceremony was held by the authorities of Quang Tri province on May 5 for the remains of 24 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and specialists who sacrificed their lives in numerous battles in Laos during their international missions.

The Departments of Public Security in 63 provinces and cities had collected dossiers of making chip-based ID cards of 33.9 million Vietnamese citizens as of April 27, equal to 67.8% of the goal of 50 million cards to be issued before July 1.

A plan to pilot the urban governance model in Hanoi has been issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

As many as 110 people, including foreigners, were fined VND300 million (US$13,800) for not wearing masks in Ha Noi’s Hoan Kiem district during the four-day holiday from April 29 to May 2, according to Bui Van Dang, deputy head of the district’s police department.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc, a fresh coronavirus hotspot, held an emergency meeting on anti-coronavirus measures early on May 5 after eight more locals were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, all closely linked to the Chinese case.

VOV.VN - A number of localities in Vietnam have recorded new coronavirus infections and are now awaiting confirmation from the Ministry of Health.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said though complicated, the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically under control, but more drastic actions are needed.

Cinemas, gyms and stadiums as well as spas and massage parlours in Hanoi will have to close down as from 00:00 hours on May 5 due to complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the capital city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Post have collaborated with the Ministry of Information and Communications to launch a new postage stamp collection which calls for each person to increase their responsibility in terms of implementing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control measures.

VOV.VN - A further 11 new COVID-19 cases, including one domestic infection in the central city of Da Nang were recorded in the past 12 hours to 6:00 p.m on May 4, bringing the nation’s infection tally to 2,996, the Ministry of Health said.

VOV.VN - Police in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have successfully apprehended 52 Chinese citizens who entered the nation illegally, according to information released by local authorities.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced a report on May 4 detailing the outbreaks detected in the northern provinces of Ha Nam and Vinh Phuc during a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, with a focus on the COVID-19 cases involving Chinese experts.

VOV.VN - Three positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who are all employees of karaoke bar Sunny Club in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have been confirmed to be carrying the B.1.617.2 strain of the virus from India.

VOV.VN - The nation handed over financial aid and medical supplies to Laos in order to assist the neighbouring country in its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during at a ceremony held on the morning of May 4 at Wattay International Airport in the Laotian capital of Vientiane.

The Ministry of Health has recently sent a document on the extension of the concentrated quarantine period to directors of Centres for Disease Control (CDC), and Preventive Medicine Centres nationwide.

VOV.VN - Beaches throughout Da Nang city have fallen quiet on May 4 due to local authorities moving to suspend all non-essential services in an effort to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The decision taken by the administration of Hanoi to suspend non-essential services, including restaurants, sidewalk eateries, and drinks vendors in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen business slow in many outlets throughout the capital.

VOV.VN - A total of 35 Vietnamese doctors and caregivers are poised to depart to Laos in order to provide assistance to the neighbouring country in their ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long during a recent meeting held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese people who illegally entered An Giang province from neighbouring Cambodia are suspected of being positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following their first Realtime-PCR test.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Health has revealed details regarding the latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) case to hit the capital, with the individual being an Indian expert who is currently residing in the Park 10 building of Vinhomes Times City in Hoang Mai district of Hanoi.

A funeral has been held in Japan’s Miyazaki prefecture for four victims of a landslide in Shiiba village, including two Vietnamese trainees, according to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of a further 4 new cases of COVID-19 on May 4 morning, including two entrants, and 2 community infections in the central city of Da Nang and capital Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Budget air carrier Bamboo Airways has decided to cancel a number of domestic flights after its aircraft collided with birds on May 3.

VOV.VN - The Da Nang administration has asked for the Prime Minister’s permission to temporarily suspend receiving flights that repatriate Vietnamese citizens left stranded overseas due to COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Late on May 3 the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control confirmed another local resident has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus closely linked to two Chinese infections.

An innovative public bike-sharing scheme has been launched by Hue City, the International Cooperation Agency of Germany (GIZ) and tech firm Vietsoftpro to develop a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026 that mobilises private investment for bike-sharing.

The capital city of Hanoi has decided to temporarily shut down relic and religious sites, sidewalk eateries and beverage outlets from 5pm on May 3, in an effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.