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 - Over the course of just 20 days the number of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases detected in the country hit a record of over 1,000, forcing many areas and dozens of hospitals to be put into lockdown.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 37 new local infections on May 17 morning, with all in quarantine and locked-down areas, including 22 in the Bac Giang coronavirus hotspot, according to the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - A batch of 1,682,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine sponsored by COVAX arrived in Vietnam on May 16, according to the Ministry of Health.

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 period since 2016 and clearing the way for the country to achieve its goal of keeping inflation at below 4% for the year as a whole.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to launch the third phase of its national COVID-19 vaccination campaign over the coming days in an effort to increase the amount of local people being vaccinated against the pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) said on May 14 morning that 29 Vietnamese people in four localities have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past six hours, while nearly 1 million people have been vaccinated against the virus.

VOV.VN - Close to 1.7 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine are due to arrive in the country on May 16, with the latest shipment being supplied by the COVAX Facility via the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

VOV.VN - Da Nang Hospital in central Vietnam has reported a case of anaphylaxis that requires immediate medical assistance following a AstraZeneca vaccine shot against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - Head coach Park Hang-seo and the players of the Vietnamese national football team received their second shot of COVID-19 vaccine on May 7 in Hanoi ahead of the second round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.