VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has requested that the Government provide the city with VND28,000 billion and more than 142,000 tonnes of rice to support poor labourers affected by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Polish Government has decided to offer more than 501,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, transfer an additional 3 million doses and donate medical supplies worth US$4 million to Vietnam.

The Red Cross Society of Hanoi has rolled out a programme to present 10,000 aid packages containing food and foodstuff worth VND200,000 (US$8.8) each to pandemic-hit people across the capital city.

VOV.VN -The Swiss Government will provide aid comprised of 13 tonnes of medical supplies to the nation, with the donation to arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland.

The Indian Government has provided US$5 million in non-refundable aid to help the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence build an information technology (IT) system.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese government has set a goal of keeping the fresh coronavirus outbreak nationwide in check in September, according to a resolution recently signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - The Swiss Government has decided to provide Vietnam with an emergency aid package of 500,000 COVID-19 testing kits, 300,000 face masks, 30 ventilators, and other medical supplies.

VOV.VN - Representatives from the Ministry of Health on August 5 received a medical aid package worth US$500,000 on August 5 from Saudi Arabia as a contribution to the country’s ongoing COVID-19 battle.

The Military Command of Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam, in collaboration with the provincial Youth Union, on July 31 presented food to 100 Russian citizens in need residing in Nha Trang City.

Germany has pledged to provide EUR50 million (US$58.8 million) in official development assistance (ODA) loans and another EUR63.559 million in non-refundable ODA for 14 technical assistance and investment projects in Vietnam this year.