VOV.VN - The capital has detected cases of the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.9.1, which is rapidly transmissible with mild clinical course, the Hanoi Department of Health has announced.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) under the Ministry of Health recently sent a dispatch to the Departments of Health, Centres for Disease Control of provinces and cities on strengthening the implementation of vaccination and supplementation of AstraZeneca vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic from April to June.

VOV.VN - Vietnam regards the US one of its leading important partners and aspires strengthen the comprehensive partnership with the US on the basis of respect for each other's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political institution.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on April 12 received Pascal Soriot, CEO of the UK-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca, who is on a visit to the southern metropolis of Vietnam to discuss ways for fostering bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - The number of chickenpox infections recorded in Hanoi since the beginning of the year have increased by nearly 140 times compared the same period from last year, according to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC).

VOV.VN - The nation always values friendly relations and strategic partnership with Australia, a long-standing traditional partner and one of the countries forming comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Political and national defence-security relations between Vietnam and Australia have recorded marked qualitative improvements over the past five years, with the two sides sharing viewpoints and stances on many issues, both bilateral and multilateral.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Russia and Azerbaijan Dang Minh Khoi attended the Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the event being held on March 2 in Baku.

The vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) AVAC ASF LIVE developed and produced by AVAC Vietnam Co., Ltd. is expected to be distributed nationwide from February this year, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 17 new coronavirus infections on January 21, a record low on a single day, with only one severe case receiving treatment in hospital, reported the Ministry of Health.