The border guard forces of Vietnam, China, and Laos met at the countries’ border T-junction on May 22 to discuss border management and defence measures and launch a week-long joint border management programme.

VOV.VN - A scheme aimed at sending Vietnamese guest workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) resumed on May 21 after being suspended for over a year due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese coffee exports are anticipated to encounter a myriad of difficulties over the short term due to the complicated nature of developments relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 33 new local infections, with all in quarantine areas, and two additional imported cases in Long An and An Giang provinces on May 13 morning, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry recorded a further 30 COVID-19 cases on May 11 afternoon, of which 16 were recorded in quarantine or locked-down areas, whilst three other cases were imported.

The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on May 10 announced the Japanese Government’s decision to bestow the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Vietnamese Professor Vo Tong Xuan.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported a further 15 fresh locally-infected cases on the morning of May 8, with one in capital Hanoi and 14 in the northern province of Bac Ninh, taking the infection tally in the latest wave of ongoing outbreak to 176.

The Prime Minister has ordered the building of a national strategy on developing a digital economy and digital society to be completed in August.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the latest discovery of a further four new cases of COVID-19 on the morning of April 30, including one being placed into isolation right after entry, and three community infections involving a confirmed coronavirus patient in the northern province of Ha Nam.

VOV.VN - The country documented no new cases of COVID-19 on the morning of April 28, while close to 320,000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health.