VOV.VN - A huge number of people in Hanoi have been heading to local wet markets, in contrast to quiet scenes found in supermarkets in the capital, on July 19 - the first day when tighter prevention measures against COVID-19 are in effect.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decided to impose social distancing with stricter anti-coronavirus measures over two weeks, starting on July 9, as its daily count of infections continuously breaks the record.

VOV.VN - Nearly one million students from across the country began the first phase of national high school graduation exams on July 7.

VOV.VN - Nearly one million Vietnamese high-school graders began their special graduation exams on July 7 amid the COVID-19 threats in many cities and provinces nationwide.

The Border Guard High Command in the northern border province of Dien Bien on May 10 presented medical equipment and foodstuff worth over VND100 million (US$4,360) to the Military High Command and Police of Phongsaly and Luang Prabang provinces of Laos.

VOV.VN - Major tourism sites nationwide have put additional novel coronavirus (COVID-19) preventive measures in place in the buildup to the four-day public holiday, starting on April 30 amid the increasingly complex nature of the pandemic in neighbouring countries.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) has called for the mandatory wearing of face masks and strict adherence to COVID-19 prevention regulations at pagodas and monasteries nationwide amid the ongoing complex developments of the pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) have issued a telegram urging both airports and airlines to strengthen their supervision over passengers wearing face masks in terminal areas, especially during Reunification Day on April 30 and May Day on May 1, along with the upcoming summer season.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have emphasised the need to reopen the international tourism market, while simultaneously highlighting the importance of setting out a roadmap and various conditions in order to open borders for tourists once COVID-19 preventive measures have been put in place.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Science and Technology is striving to fast track its research programmes in order to strengthen its ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially in terms of vaccine research, Deputy Minister Le Xuan Dinh has said.