VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 8,616 new coronavirus infections in 57 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its coronavirus update on November 15.

VOV.VN - As many as 62,838 students aged between 12 and 17 who received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots will now be given their second dose, starting from November 22.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam officially welcomed back tourists on November 15 to Hoi An ancient town and the My Son Sanctuary Complex, both of which are UNESCO world heritage sites in Duy Xuyen district, according to local authorities.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly (NA) has approved the Government’s proposal to raise the national GDP growth rate for 2022 to between 6% and 6.5%, with many NA deputies believing there is plenty of room for Vietnam to meet the target.

VOV.VN - The SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely to recur once again in Vietnam during the remaining months of the year, unless prevention measures are tightened, warned Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, former director of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Employment Services (YES) Centre and the Federations of Labour of the city and Go Vap district held an event on November 14 to introduce employment opportunities to labourers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The total volume of goods traded between Vietnam and China going through the two border-gate railway stations of Lao Cai and Dong Dang reached more than 838,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2021, up 43% year-on-year, according to statistics of the Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR).

Financing public investment to generate future growth and to speed up economic recovery post-COVID-19 remained Vietnam's most important challenge in the near future, said economists and policymakers.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,414,228 Vietnamese children have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, accounting for 15.5% of the total number of children aged 12 to 17, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has planned to expand locations in its pilot scheme to welcome back vaccinated visitors from overseas in early 2022, according to Nguyen Trung Khanh, director general of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).