VOV.VN - Local authorities and a large number of benefactors in Can Tho City have been carrying out a range of charity activities in recent days in an effort to support poor people during the nation’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) has called on talented amateur and professional photographers nationwide to submit entries for an online photo exhibition which highlights the country’s recent fight against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Hanoi permitted the reopening of food outlets on June 22, with regulations imposed on them such as running at no more than 50% capacity, seating a maximum of 20 people, and shutting before 9 p.m., causing plenty of difficulties for local businesses.

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence stands ready to send more experts and medical supplies to help Laos in the COVID-19 fight when requested by its Lao counterpart, Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang said on June 28.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that the Ministry of Health immediately transfer rapid antigen test kits to Ho Chi Minh City in order to boost extensive COVID-19 testing, while taking a fact-finding trip to the southern city on June 26.

A delegation from the Vientiane capital of Laos on June 25 handed over US$30,000 to the Vietnamese Embassy to help Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City fight COVID-19.

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 - 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 - A Vietnamese Film Exhibition opened for visitors on June 22 in Hanoi with 120 pictures of famous filming locations in Vietnam on show for guests to enjoy.

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.