As many as 554 volunteers joining the second-stage human trials of home-grown Nano Covax COVID-19 vaccine got the second shots over the past 14 days.

The mine action sector in Vietnam is blessed with a strong and genuine partnership between the government and development partners, and the important progress made over the past few years is a clear indicator that it is indeed feasible for it to think big and make ambitious yet realistic strategies and plans to reach the finish line.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on April 8 confirmed nine more coronavirus infections, including two Indian experts, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients in Vietnam to 2,668.

VOV.VN - Manufactured by VinFast as part of efforts to develop a modern and environmentally-friendly public transport network, VinBus electric buses have been launched at Vinhomes Ocean Park urban area in Hanoi.

Tokyo prosecutors have decided not to ask the supreme court to review a case involving a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl, who was killed in Chiba prefecture in 2017.

VOV.VN - Pham Van Khanh, a security expert of military-owned Viettel Cyber Security Company, has been named as the sole Vietnamese winner at the Pwn2Own 2021 hacking competition, according to information released on April 8 by Viettel Cyber Security Company.

The National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of Vietnam moves one level in the World Health Organization (WHO)’s rating scale for the safety and efficacy of vaccines.

The Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) held a ceremony to commemorate 16 victims (nine Vietnamese and seven Americans) of a helicopter accident that happened 20 years ago during activities of searching for US soldiers missing in action in Vietnam.

The cross-border e-commerce platform Fado.vn, on April 7, officially announced its indefinite halt of trading items from the Swedish fashion retailer H&M, following H&M’s posting of a map containing the so-called nine-dash line on its website.

Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City has been selected as one of 21 regional training centres of the Belgium-based International Society of Nephrology (ISN).

Several digital humans developed by Vietnamese enterprises and individuals, were introduced to the public at the first Digital Humans Day held in Ho Chi Minh City last week.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 11 imported coronavirus infections, including two foreigners, on April 7, bringing the national count to 2,659.

VOV.VN - Field Hospital No. 3 in Hai Duong province’s Chi Linh city, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, was officially dissolved on April 7 after the fresh coronavirus outbreak was brought under control.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an urgent dispatch detailing prevention and control measures for the hand-foot-mouth disease in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease as case numbers nationwide have increased by four times compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City-based People’s Hospital 115 has become Vietnam’s first health facility to achieve Diamond Status certification for its stroke treatment, as issued by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).

VOV.VN - Roughly 1,000 young people participated in a day aimed at encouraging blood donations in Hanoi as part of efforts to mark Voluntary Blood Donation Day on April 7 and the upcoming World Blood Donor Day on June 14.

VOV.VN - Students from Thanh Xuan secondary school in Hanoi have been recognised for their efforts after producing a short view as part of the Your World Competition launched by the British Council.

A whale, about 3 metres in length and 300kg in weight, was found washed up on the shore of Tuy Hoa city in the south-central province of Phu Yen on April 6.

The Ministry of Transport has agreed with a proposal from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to allow the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to transit through Vietnam’s airspace.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed to implement a smart and energy efficient city project (SEECP) with total investment of more than VND1.56 trillion (US$67.29 million) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

VOV.VN - Nine Chinese citizens who illegally entered Vietnam recently have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said a health official of Quang Binh province where these citizens are in quarantine.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US has repeatedly contacted with and canvassed authorities and parliaments of the US and its states for ensuring security and safety as well as the right to access to full services for Vietnamese citizens and Vietnamese Americans in the US, given increasing discriminations against the Asian American community.

VOV.VN - As many as 11 people entering Vietnam were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, raising the national tally of coronavirus infections to 2,648, the Ministry of Health reported on April 6.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Dien Bien province announced on April 6 that they have detained and prosecuted four people for attempting to assist groups of Chinese citizens to enter the country before continuing their illegal entry into Laos.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is scheduled to finalize the second phase of human trials for NanoCovax, a local-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on April 8.

VOV.VN - Passengers with a "vaccine passport" and a negative PCR test result for COVID-19 will be permitted to enter the country and have their concentrated quarantine period reduced, according to scheme put forward by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Government has recently issued Decree No.43/2021 regulating the national insurance database which will be launched on June 1.

The new government should set forth policies to facilitate investment and connectivity between overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese-German entrepreneurs and experts in Germany with the homeland, said several Vietnamese intellectuals in the European country when being asked about their expectations of Vietnam’s newly-elected government.

VOV.VN - The Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes joined efforts alongside the Drug and Crime Control Department under the Command of Border Guard to successfully smash a cross-border drug trafficking ring, seizing 350kg of drugs of various types in the process.

Professor Chau Van Minh, the first Vietnamese working in natural sciences and technology, has been awarded the highest French order of merit, the Legion of Honor.