Vietnamese authorities are in talks with partners on how to safely resume commercial flights, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Permanent members of the government met in Hanoi on March 11 to deliberate the mid-term investment allocation plan, sourced from the State budget, for 2021-2025.

VOV.VN - Despite there being no vaccine that is 100% effective against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), it still represents an essential, proactive, and effective preventive measure that will certainly reduce the spread of the disease providing that 100% of people are vaccinated.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to add VND502.9 billion (US$21.8 million) to the 2021 State budget expenditure estimate in a bid to step up COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control efforts.

VOV.VN - The second plenary meeting of the 13th tenure of the Party Central Committee concluded in Hanoi on March 9 following the completion of all of the set agenda items.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the discovery of five fresh COVID-19 cases on March 7, including one in the biggest coronavirus epicenter of Hai Duong, and four imported cases in Kien Giang and Bac Ninh.

VOV.VN - Medical workers directly involved in treating COVID-19 patients at 18 medical facilities and prioritised categories of people in 13 pandemic-hit localities will be among the first to be vaccinated throughout March and April, with the COVID-19 epicentre of Hai Duong being given the highest priority.

VOV.VN- Vietnam has called on parties in Myanmar to show restraint, end ongoing violence, ensure safety for all civilians, and conduct dialogues towards reaching a satisfactory solution in line with their constitution and law, as well as its people’s aspirations in order to facilitate the democratic process.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has requested the Hanoi People’s Committee direct relevant agencies to promptly verify reports on assaults on women in the vicinity of West Lake.

VOV.VN - The first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produced in the Republic of Korea (RoK), will be injected into local people from March 8, said Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on March 5.