The Vietnamese Consulate General in Japan’s Fukuoka raised JPY776,000 (US$7,066) for Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund at a virtual fundraising event held on August 21.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must test every resident during its ongoing extended social distancing period, according to the Prime Minister’s telegram dated August 22.

VOV.VN - The municipal administration of Da Nang city decided on August 21 to extend the central city’s lockdown period for an additional three days, banning people from going out in order to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In response to the call of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, and the Ministry of Foreign Affair, the Vietnamese community in Russia has raised 10 million rubles (nearly US$150,000) to support the country’s COVID-19 vaccine fund.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national U23 team are planning to participate in a training camp held in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in preparation for the qualifying round of the 2022 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese ambassador to Poland Nguyen Hung on August 20 received more than 501,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine the Government of Poland has donated to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 20 suggested that Pfizer hasten the delivery of its COVID-19 vaccine under a signed contract to Vietnam, and the request was accepted by the manufacturer.

VOV.VN - Religious groups from across Vietnam have made a number of great contributions to the ongoing national fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City expects India will help the Vietnamese metropolis access Made-in-India vaccines and drugs to treat COVID-19.

Korean firm HLB has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, producer of Vietnam's Nano Covax COVID-19 vaccine candidate, to acquire the rights to distribute the vaccine worldwide, except in Vietnam and India, when the vaccine is approved for use.