VOV.VN - A total of 4,246 new COVID-19 cases, including 21 imported infections were recorded on August 1 evening, sending the daily infection tally to 8,260, according to the Ministry of Health.

The General Department of Logistics under the Ministry of Defence held a ceremony in Hanoi on August 1 to set off medical staff of the COVID-19 treatment hospital 5D to support Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong province where the pandemic continues developing unpredictably.

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has created a favourable corridor for trade between the two sides and brought new impetus to economic cooperation between Vietnam and the EU, Nguyen Van Thao, head of the Mission of Vietnam to the EU, has said.

Taking advantage of people's anxiety about health during the COVID-19 pandemic, criminals have committed new forms of fraud and profiteering through cyberspace.

The 2021 national football season will resume in November, according to a proposal from the Vietnam Professional Football Company (VPF).

The Military Command of Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam, in collaboration with the provincial Youth Union, on July 31 presented food to 100 Russian citizens in need residing in Nha Trang City.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed 4,734 new COVID-19 cases, including two imported on August 1 morning, pushing up the national infection count since the start of the pandemic that hit the nation early last year to 150,060.

VOV.VN - 2021 is a very special year for the Switzerland – Vietnam partnership as both countries celebrate 50 years of their diplomacy and 30 years of their effective development cooperation, according to Ivo Sieber, Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The number of daily COVID-19 infections increased to 8,642 following the Ministry of Health reporting the detection of a further 4,564 new COVID-19 cases, including 4 imported infections, on the evening of July 31.

An experience exchange on treatment and management during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the introduction of post-COVID-19 recovery model for patients with severe pneumonia was organised at Pletnev hospital, Moscow.