VOV.VN - As one of the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspots, Ho Chi Minh City has proposed purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens through its own budget and other financial sources, according to Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the city People's Committee, on June 1.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long, during his meeting with COVAX Facility representatives on May 31, proposed building a plant in Vietnam to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines for COVAX and countries worldwide.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on May 31 launched an event to raise donations in support of the COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 30 cabled a letter to US President Joe Biden, expecting the US will continue to help Vietnam and other countries get access to COVID-19 vaccine supplies.

The average consumer price index (CPI) in the first four months of this year inched up 0.89% from the same period last year, the lowest rise for the first four months of a year since 2016 and clearing the way for the country to achieve its goal of keeping inflation at below 4% for the year.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 29 asked relevant ministries, agencies, and localities to make every effort and pool all resources together in order to keep the country’s latest COVID-19 outbreak in check.

Minister of Heath Nguyen Thanh Long on May 28 received VND185 billion (US$8.01 million) in donations from businesses for Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on May 28 held an online meeting with representatives of Zuellig Pharma that has partnered with Moderna Inc. of the United States to supply Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Asia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has logged 173 new coronavirus cases during the past six hours, raising its 20-hour caseload to 253, with most cases detected in Bac Giang province, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has yet to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to foreign citizens residing and working in the country, but a spokesperson for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has said that these vaccinations will be considered moving forward.