VOV.VN - As many as 102 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 11 cities and provinces of Vietnam during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health said in its 12.00am COVID-19 update on June 29.

VOV.VN - Two patients in Ho Chi Minh City have died of COVID-19 and other underlying health conditions, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 29.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has jumped four places to rank 79th in the latest World Happiness Report 2021 released by the United Nations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year grew by 6.61% against the same period from last year, despite the impact of the latest COVID-19 outbreak beginning in late April, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence stands ready to send more experts and medical supplies to help Laos in the COVID-19 fight when requested by its Lao counterpart, Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang said on June 28.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong has signed a decision to conditionally approve the Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine known as Moderna for emergency use in Vietnam.

As of 5pm on June 28, the national COVID-19 vaccine fund received over VND7.8 trillion (US$338 million), its management board said.

Universities, health institutions and IT companies across the country have been developing a number of technologies and devices to help combat COVID-19.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a US$40 million loan to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam make a resilient recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic through the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank).

As many as 190,000 COVID-19 quick test kits presented by authorities and people of some German states arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on June 28 afternoon.