VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s recent trip to Switzerland and Russia was successful in many ways, said Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung in an interview granted to the press on December 3.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 13,670 new coronavirus cases in 59 cities and provinces across the country, with Hanoi capital registering 791 cases – the highest figure confirmed on a single day.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has granted approval to the inoculation of booster and additional COVID-19 vaccine shots, with priority given to those over 50 and frontline workers.

VOV.VN - China will donate an additional 500,000 vaccine doses and CNY20 million to purchase medical equipment and supplies for Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions on December 2 for leaders of big Russian companies which have business ties in Vietnam, namely the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Gazprom, Novatek, Sistema and Miratorg.

VOV.VN - The appearance of Omicron – a mutated variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus – in many countries globally has forced Vietnam to thoroughly reconsider its plan to resume commercial international flights, said an official of the Ministry of Transport.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the necessity of completing the second round of vaccinations for those aged 18 and over, with a focus on injecting children aged 12 and older so that they can return to school as normal.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Russia signed and exchanged a number cooperation documents in Moscow on December 1 during State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing visit to Russia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 14,507 new coronavirus cases with more than half diagnosed in the community during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in its coronavirus update on December 1.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Health confirmed on December 1 that it has suspended COVID-19 vaccinations for two batches of shelf-life Pfizer vaccines that had extended expiration dates.