The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany has held a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in the country to honour organisations, individuals and businesses with outstanding contributions to the community and the homeland.

Vaccine diplomacy is very important and urgent at this time, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told a meeting of the government's working group on vaccine diplomacy on September 8.

VOV.VN - People can receive a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after they get the first Moderna jab several weeks earlier and vice versa, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on September 8.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering mixing the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine with others due to a general shortage of the US-produced vaccine in the country.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed the implementation of a pilot scheme aimed at attracting international tourists to Phu Quoc island between now and the end of the year, with the project potentially welcoming between two and three million foreign arrivals.

VOV.VN - Approximately 30 million COVID-19 vaccine doses are set to arrive in Vietnam from various sources in September and October this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, are planning to apply “green cards” in order to ease social distancing restrictions for people who have received one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - Chairman of the Vietnam National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on September 7 received Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Eleanor Laing on the sidelines of the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (WCSP5).

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) reported that its pre-tax profit in the first eight months of the year surpassed the set plan by 177% and tripled the figure for the same period last year, reaching VND30.2 trillion (US$1.32 billion).

VOV.VN - A total of 14,208 new cases of COVID-19, including 15 imported infections were recorded, while more than 10,250 patients were declared free from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said the Ministry of Health in its September 7 update.