VOV.VN - US President Joe Biden received Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Washington DC on May 12 evening to exchange views on the Vietnam – US relations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

VOV.VN - A further 3,949 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported in Vietnam on May 12 to raise the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,690,471, according to figures given by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has achieved mutual recognition for COVID-19 vaccination certificates, known as “vaccine passports”, with 20 countries so far.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 2,758 new coronavirus infections in 53 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update released at 6pm on May 11.

VOV.VN - GlaxoSmithKline S.A. of Belgium, a global leading pharmaceutical company, and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) signed a memorandum of understanding in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11, opening up opportunities for Vietnam to have more new vaccines.

VOV.VN - The European Commission on May 10 confirmed that the digital COVID-19 certificates granted by Vietnam, Indonesia and Seychelles are equivalent to EU digital COVID-19 certificates issued by EU member states.

Several border gates between Vietnam and Laos, such as Lao Bao, La Lay and Nam Can, returned to normal operations on May 9.

VOV.VN - A total of 2,855 fresh infections were reported in the nation on May 10, raising the national tally from the start of the pandemic to 10,681,214, said the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health received over 7.2 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Australian Government on May 10 in order to vaccinate children aged five to 12 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu, who is in Bangkok for a working trip to Thailand, had a working session with Acting Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sarun Charoensuwan on May 9.