Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung proposed the World Bank continue to help Vietnam in addressing core issues in social welfare, poverty reduction, and in narrowing the gap between regions at his meeting with WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk on June 17.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung suggested ASEAN soon finalise a travel corridor arrangement framework while addressing the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) on June 17.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on June 17 handed over more than VND6.2 billion raised by Vietnamese nationals abroad and some organisations to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee in support of the national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 136 coronavirus cases during the past six hours, raising its 24-hour count to 515, a record high figure so far, the Ministry of Health said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 17.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on June 17 suggested that the World Health Organisation (WHO) help facilitate the delivery of COVAX Facility – sponsored COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam amid the complex nature of the pandemic locally.

VOV.VN - More than 800,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been transported to the cold storage facility of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City in preparation for the rollout of a large-scale vaccination campaign.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee on June 17 received 35,000 medical face masks and 1,000 Nano silver disinfectant bottles presented by the International WeLoveU Foundation to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ministry of National Defence presented its medical equipment aid for the Lao Ministry of Defence at a symbolic handover ceremony in Hanoi on June 17, which was attended by Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang.

VOV.VN - Following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin’s order to shut down 'non-essential' shops in Ho Chi Minh City until June 29 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many streets in the southern city have been left virtually deserted.

VOV.VN - A Bamboo Airways flight bringing the Vietnamese national football team home landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 17, after successfully completing their task in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during their World Cup qualifiers.