VOV.VN - Supermarkets, retailers, and business outlets in Ho Chi Minh City have increased their volume of goods as part of efforts to help bring a sufficient supply of essential goods for local people as the southern city extends social distancing measures until June 30.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers the Republic of Korea (RoK) as an important, long-term partner and one of the top priority partners in its foreign policy, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Park Byung-seug, Speaker of the RoK National Assembly during their online talks on June 23.

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.

Lychees grown in Tan Yen district, the northern province of Bac Giang have made their way to stores in Japan this year.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, attended the opening ceremony of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47th session, which is taking place from June 21 to July 15.

The Asia - Europe cooperation will be indispensable and increasingly important in the future, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said about the significance of the Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-level Policy Dialogue held on June 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 80 more locally acquired coronavirus cases in seven localities nationwide during the past six hours, with Ho Chi Minh City representing half the figure.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded a high number of COVID-19 patients in a critical condition, with 172 cases labelled as severely ill, and 13 relying on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support therapy given to critically-ill patients.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) will license Nano Covax, the locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, for domestic use in the event that the vaccine gathers full scientific data, according to a MoH official.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung affirmed that enhancing cooperation to push back COVID-19 and promote comprehensive recovery remains the top priority, while addressing the ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting held in the form of video conference on June 22.