The central coastal city of Da Nang has again closed public beaches and temporarily banned indoor dining, while takeaways and deliveries are encouraged, according to a new order.

HCM City has imposed stricter social distancing measures against COVID-19 by banning gatherings of more than three people and requesting people to maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 metre in public places, according to an urgent directive issued by the municipal People’s Committee on June 19.

The number of participants in the Vietnamese language proficiency exams in Japan has increased over the past years, and those passing the tests have also been on the rise, showing the growing interest of Japanese people in the language.

Vietnam’s national count of COVID-19 cases has crossed the milestone of 10,000 more than a month after the resurgence of the virus began in late April, wreaking havoc on multiple major industrial parks where thousands of factory workers have become infected.

The Government on June 19 issued a resolution on the purchase of 30 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ordered by the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC).

VOV.VN - The new Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam, Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino, has expressed his nation’s wish to upgrade its relations with Vietnam to a strategic partnership, especially when both countries are gearing up for the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2023.

VOV.VN - The Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 20 confirmed two COVID-19 related fatalities in the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Bac Ninh, bringing the death toll caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to 66.

Representatives of the Lao province of Oudomxay on June 18 handed over LAK260 million (around US$27,600) to the Vietnamese Consulate General in Luang Prabang province to support the three Vietnamese provinces of Dien Bien, Son La and Lai Chau in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation recorded 78 more COVID-19 infections, including 76 domestic cases and two imported ones, in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on June 20, taking the national tally to 12,978, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A further 102 cases of COVID-19 were detected across 11 localities by the Ministry of Health on June 19 evening, marking the highest numbers of daily domestic infections recorded in Bac Giang province and Ho Chi Minh City.