VOV.VN - President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said that the RoK will provide Vietnam with at least 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in October.

Vietnam needs to shift from “Zero-COVID” strategy to vaccinations as the pandemic and the risk of new outbreaks are still lingering on, according to Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Kien Giang is taking immediate measures to contain a new COVID-19 outbreak in An Thoi ward of Phu Quoc island, to ensure it is safe before welcoming back vaccinated tourists.

VOV.VN - The Italian Government on September 21 announced its decision to offer a further 796,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Vietnam via the Covax global facility to help the nation respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam and Cuba released a 12-point joint statement on the occasion of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official friendship visit to Cuba from September 18-20 at the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúde

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang has conducted COVID-19 vaccinations on both foreigners and overseas Vietnamese living in the central city in order to ensure that all residents have now been injected with at least one dose of the vaccine.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc reaffirmed the nation’s unwavering solidarity and continued support of the Cuban people during a meeting held with General Raul Castro Ruz on September 20 (local time) as part of his official friendship visit to Cuba.

VOV.VN - As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the nation has been making important contributions aimed at supporting sustainable peace, according to UN Secretary-General Atonio Guterres.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham) has written to US President Joe Biden, seeking more COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnam.

Cuba has never felt alone thanks to the country’s time-tested solidarity with Vietnam, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.