The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on March 7 presented 9.45 million syringes and 200,000 safety boxes to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to aid Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination work.

VOV.VN - The opening two months of the year witnessed Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) surge by 2.1% on-year, according to the municipal Department of Statistics.

VOV.VN - The tourism sector in the central province of Thua Thien Hue has launched a number of tourism stimulus schemes aimed at attracting more tourists, especially as the country plans to reopen its borders to international arrivals on March 15.

VOV.VN - Major travel firms have expressed their concerns about the Ministry of Health’s latest COVID-19 rules, saying Vietnam will find it difficult to attract foreign visitors as of March 15 unless the policy is revised.

Vietnam will soon disburse at least 50% of the VND350 trillion (US$15.42 billion) economic recovery package, the largest in its history, aiming to reboot the country’s economy after a long period of social and mobility restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has reported the number of COVID-19 infections under 12 years of age hospitalised nationwide has risen considerably from 14.1% of all hospitalisations before February to 24.3% at present.

A Vietnam-Japan policy research forum entitled ‘New Dynamism in Asia-Pacific Supply Chains beyond COVID-19: Implications for Japan-Vietnam Cooperation’ was held in Hanoi on March 3.

The relationship between Vietnam and Australia is developing strongly and at its best ever, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said on March 3.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the COVAX Facility go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine supply to Vietnam, especially vaccines against new variants, during his phone talks with Managing Director of the COVAX Facility Aurelia Nguyen on March 3.

VOV.VN - Easing visa policies for international tourists can be viewed as the most crucial thing to fully tap into the Russian market in the future, according to tour operators.