VOV.VN - A large-scale vaccination campaign to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was launched on June 19 in Ho Chi Minh City, with 836,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine set to be injected into local citizens.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and re-appointed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have affirmed their recognition of the importance to and expressed their elation at the positive developments of the Vietnam-UN relationship over the past time during their online phone talks on June 19.

VOV.VN - A total of 264 new cases of COVID-19, including 259 local transmissions, and five imported ones were detected on June 18 by the Ministry of Health, with Ho Chi Minh City suffering the highest number of infections at 149.

Vietnam has recorded continual growth in squid and octopus exports to China over the last three years, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, has invited him to visit China at an appropriate time, during their phone talks on June 17.

Heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has made great efforts to reduce losses by actively targeting cargo transport instead of just passenger transport.

Despite the difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, shrimp exports have increased remarkably thanks to efforts made by both authorities and businesses.

Container goods shipped via Vietnam’s seaports still maintained growth in the first half of this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA).

The State-run Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has said it wants to borrow US dollars from local banks for the country's largest airport project, Long Thanh International Airport in southern Dong Nai province.

VOV.VN - Vu Hai Ha, chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a delegation to attend the 12th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Caucus 12, which was held online on June 16 with a specific focus on measures to promote supply chain resilience and trade connectivity.