Vietnam has the second largest number of students in Japan, according to the latest statistics from the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO).

VOV.VN - An additional 5,025 coronavirus cases have been detected in Vietnam during the past 12 hours, raising the country’s daily count to 9,667, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) on August 12 evening.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on marine transport and logistics businesses to cut fees for container storage and warehousing for companies that have reduced operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naomi Karahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam, has highlighted young people as the key force to achieve the country’s agenda for sustainable development.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 12 encouraged scientists and pharmaceutical firms to make a greater effort in vaccine research and production in order to have a locally produced COVID-19 vaccine in September 2021.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Hong Kong is displaying food products at Hong Kong Food Expo 2021 which is taking place from August 12 -16.

VOV.VN - French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled that France is poised to share a total of 670,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses with Vietnam through the COVAX Facility.

The Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs' Association (VYEA) on August 11-12 handed over 20 ventilators, 7,000 COVID-19 quick test kits and other goods worth over US$ 87,800 to authorities of Long An, Dong Nai, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan, and Ben Tre provinces, and Da Nang and Can Tho cities.

VOV.VN - Despites facing difficulties in entering the European Union and Chinese markets, Vietnamese pangasius exports to the Brazilian market by mid-July enjoyed an annual surge of 86.8% to US$35.5 million, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Overcoming fears, the first pregnant women in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, have been vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Ministry of Health encouraged this group to get the jab.