VOV.VN - A Vietnamese diplomat to the United Nations has emphasized the importance of taking measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine universalization, at a UN committee meeting this week.

VOV.VN - Another shipment of 603,380 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States just landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on October 8 evening.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to receive additional support in terms of COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment from New Zealand to help it combat COVID-19, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son told his NZ counterpart Nanaia Mahuta during their phone talks on October 8.

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 8 handed over VND3 billion donated by Vietnamese expatriates abroad to the Vietnam Fatherland Front to support the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and the ongoing fight against the virus.

VOV.VN - A shipment of 608,400 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through the COVAX Facility arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on October 7 evening.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is scheduled to receive foreign visitors with a vaccine passport on a trial basis in November, before fully reopening to the international tourism market by June 2022.

Driver's license, social insurance, and COVID-19 vaccination certificate are among many documents to be incorporated into the new chip-based ID cards, the Ministry of Public Security’s police department for administrative management of social order has said.

Countries around the world are moving from living in zero COVID-19 to living safely with it and Vietnam is no exception, said Patrick Haverman, Deputy Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has agreed to purchase 400,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 from the Hungarian Government, according to a Government resolution.

The primary prices of apartments are likely to increase about 5 – 7% annually over the next three years due to higher product positioning and expectations for more launches of high-end apartments in prime and central locations, according to CBRE Vietnam.