VOV.VN - Vietnam will gradually ease social distancing in a controlled way by September 30 to support socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on September 24 held a ceremony to receive medical supplies and equipment worth US$352,000 donated by the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham Vietnam) and its member firms to support hospitals in the city in the COVID-19 fight.

The Foreign Affairs Committees of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam issued a joint statement at their 8th conference on September 23, covering different aspects, including the COVID-19 fight.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with his counterparts from Cuba, Thailand, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, and Algeria in New York city on September 22.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 held a fare-well ceremony, the sixth of its kind, for religious dignitaries, monks, nuns and followers who are voluntarily joining front-liners in the fight against COVID-19 in the city.

Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc has affirmed that the State budget is enough for expenditures planned by the National Assembly (NA) and the Prime Minister.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Business in the United Kingdom (VBUK) has raised VND2.15 billion in support of the fight against COVID-19 back in Vietnam.

The Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee and the sub-committee for mobilising social assistance under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has launched a programme calling for more support from people nationwide for the COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - A batch of 852,480 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by the German government and channeled through the COVAX Facility arrived in Hanoi on September 16.

VOV.VN - The women’s union of Duong Noi ward in Ha Dong district have prepared hundreds of free meals each day to assist frontline workers in the ongoing struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic over the past month.