VOV.VN - Vietnam attaches great importance to and wishes to further deepen the special friendship and cooperative relations between the two Parties and States of Vietnam and Cuba.

The working group for Vietnam-France defence cooperation held a meeting via videoconference on May 5 during which the two countries’ officials agreed to maintain high-level contact and strengthen links in different aspects.

The Ministry of Health will join hands with relevant ministries and sectors to study and recommend the Government the suitable time to apply vaccine passports, with safety for locals being the overriding priority, said Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - A doctor of Military Hospital 105 in Hanoi’s Son Tay outlying township has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Hanoi Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) confirmed on May 6.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh has ordered drastically implementing COVID-19 prevention and control measures amid the complex and unexpected developments of the pandemic.

VOV.VN - A number of social distancing measures have been implemented in the northern province of Thai Binh from midday on May 6 after the locality recorded five locally transmitted coronavirus cases.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Vinh Phuc has moved to swiftly test more than 3,000 local people in its Phuc Yen city where a coronavirus hotspot was detected at karaoke bar Sunny Club.

VOV.VN - The domestic textile and apparel industry has maintained its growth momentum with four-month export turnover increasing by 13.33% to US$11.747 billion compared to the same period from last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded a total of 199 cases of illegal entry involving 1,443 Chinese nationals during the first four months of the year, according to Maj. Gen. To An Xo, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long received his first dose of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine alongside three deputy ministers on May 6 in Hanoi.