VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17 extended a message of sympathy to President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier over severe flooding triggered by torrential rains in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland.

VOV.VN - A further 1,612 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,600 local cases and 12 imported infections, were recorded on the evening of July 17, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections with 2,786 for the whole day.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 14 extended a message of congratulations to President of France Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of the 232nd anniversary of National Day of France.

Vietnam and Israel have wowed to boost two-way trade and investment, towards sustainable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Government will make supplying Ho Chi Minh City with COVID-19 vaccines a priority amid a sharp increase in infection cases in the southern city, with moves to give it 25% of the total vaccine doses received, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that all resources are being mobilised in order to help Ho Chi Minh City combat the COVID-19 pandemic, with the southern metropolis asked to prepare for a possible infection scenario of up to 50,000.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned the Ministry of Health to ensure that Ho Chi Minh City is given priority for vaccine distribution.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requiring intensified efforts to better COVID-19 prevention and control amidst complex developments of the pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest economic hub.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City reported the latest discovery of a further 169 local cases of COVID-19 on July 4 evening, taking its daily infection count to 599 on a single day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank of Vietnam to study and carry out pilot implementation of cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology in the 2021-23 period.