UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers has told the Vietnam News Agency that when COVID-19 vaccines become abundant and are approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use in children, the UNICEF will do what it can to help Vietnam access suitable vaccines.

VOV.VN - Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son voiced Vietnam’s high appreciation of the Republic of Korea’s New Southern Policy that considers Vietnam and ASEAN as key partners, during his talks with RoK Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Hanoi on June 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnam considers the Republic of Korea (RoK) as an important, long-term partner and one of the top priority partners in its foreign policy, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Park Byung-seug, Speaker of the RoK National Assembly during their online talks on June 23.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) will license Nano Covax, the locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, for domestic use in the event that the vaccine gathers full scientific data, according to a MoH official.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung affirmed that enhancing cooperation to push back COVID-19 and promote comprehensive recovery remains the top priority, while addressing the ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials’ Meeting held in the form of video conference on June 22.

The AEON Group has announced that it would contribute VND25 billion (around US$1.08 million) to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, joining hands with the Vietnamese Government to push back the pandemic.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and the Cuban Ministry of Interior sought ways to deepen cooperation during online talks between their ministers on June 23.

A 26-year-old man died 39 hours after being vaccinated with the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, the Centre for Disease Control of Hanoi has announced.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has proposed the UK Government further facilitate Vietnam's access to COVID-19 vaccine supplies and consider transferring its vaccine production technology to the Southeast Asian nation.

VOV.VN - Viettel FC, the Vietnamese representative at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2021, headed to Thailand on June 21 to compete in the continental competition.