Tag: COVID-19
Vietnam, Brunei strengthen parliamentary cooperation
VOV.VN - Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Brunei Legislative Council Speaker Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Taib, during their phone talks on June 9, discussed measures to promote cooperation between the two legislative bodies and within the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).
Vietnam to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for children
VOV.VN - Vietnam is seeking to purchase the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate children aged between 12 and 18, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.
COVID-19: 283 new locally transmitted cases logged in Vietnam
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an additional 283local coronavirus cases in its 12.00am COVID-19 update, including 82 new cases in five localities over the past six hours.
Ministry seeks to boost consumption of farm produce
Policymakers and experts recently gathered in a meeting to seek solutions to deal with difficulties in transporting farm produce and goods to border gates and between provinces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnamese expats in Egypt contribute to vaccine fund
The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt on June 8 launched a fundraising campaign to call for donations to the COVID-19 vaccine fund in the home country.
Gov’t responds swiftly to COVID-19 economic impacts: ADB official
The Vietnamese Government has responded swiftly to the COVID-19 economic impacts, which was supported by strong fundamentals, thus ensuring the economy’s resilience, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Vietnam Andrew Jeffries.
Hundreds in central city undergo overnight COVID-19 test
VOV.VN - Healthcare workers in Ha Tinh city, central Vietnam, worked through the night on June 8 in order to collect COVID-19 test samples from hundreds of local residents after several COVID-19 cases were logged in the community without sources of infection.
COVID-19 hotspot residents overjoyed as 21-day lockdown lifted
VOV.VN - More than 4,500 local people residing across three villages of Thuan Thanh district in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam’s second largest coronavirus hotspot, showed their delight when their 21-day lockdown order was eased at 10 p.m. on June 8.
Vietnam faces shortage of cold storage warehouses
The growing tendency of consumers shopping online globally has led to a sharp demand for cold storage warehouses, but investment in cold storage facilities remains modest.
Vietnamese goods able to expand presence in UK under trade deal
The UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), which officially took effect on May 1, is believed to herald a new era for Vietnamese goods to gain a foothold in a market with strong purchasing power.
