The Consulate General of Vietnam in Luang Prabang on May 6 handed over 50 million LAK (US$5,300) and medical equipment worth 10 million LAK to the Lao province to help local authorities contain the spread of COVID-19.

Despite there being no commitments on services and investment in the Vietnam - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the pact has nonetheless been a boost to trade and economic ties between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth discussed a wide range of measures to bolster bilateral ties across trade, industry and energy during a recent working session in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A 42-year-old Vietnamese man in the northern province of Thanh Hoa was confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus by the Ministry of Health on the morning of May 7.

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of Vietnam's ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung attended the 34th ASEAN-US Dialogue held in the form of videoconference on May 6.

VOV.VN - Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung has refuted rumours swirling around social media networks that the capital city has imposed a lockdown order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health confirmed 60 coronavirus cases on May 6, including 56 locally transmitted cases, mostly in northern localities.

Vietnam has recorded the world’s highest percentage of its people satisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent survey shows.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines allows free-of-charge ticket change and refund for travellers with confirmed seats and departure date due to the complexity of the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

The Vietnam-Laos and Vietnam-India Friendship Associations on May 6 sent dispatches to their chapters at the provincial and municipal level on raising money to support pandemic-affected people in the two countries.