Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Tran Van Thuat said on May 25 that workers at businesses and industrial parks should be included in the priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Travel firms will suspend advertisements for their tour packages for Vietnamese citizens to the United States inclusive of COVID-19 vaccinations and will not organize the tours this year.

VOV.VN - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison showed his wish to upgrade the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership during an online talk with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on May 25.

VOV.VN - The country is expected to have approximately 110 million doses of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine by the end of the year, according to details given by the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 24 suggested establishing a COVID-19 vaccine fund to mobilise resources for the country’s vaccine strategy.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese official on May 24 welcomed the World Health Organisation’s initiative on establishing a COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer hub, saying it is a concrete example of a new global mechanism to prepare for future pandemics.

Vietnam’s textile and garment exports grew 9% to over US$9.5 billion in the first four months of 2021, with shipments of cord fabric and fibre and yarn increasing 35.7% and 43.4%, respectively, year-on-year.

VOV.VN - 20 further community cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on May 22 morning, boosting the national infection tally since the resurgence of the virus in the latest outbreak to 1,912.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has received VND160 billion in donations from various local banks as funding for the purchase of additional novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine doses.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) does not encourage people to get a COVID-19 screening test amid rising threats in the community, Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan has said.