VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has expressed his wish that Vietnam and Indonesia will work towards mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates to facilitate travel by Vietnamese and Indonesian citizens when conditions permit.

VOV.VN - With border restrictions easing and vaccination programs gaining momentum, Booking.com, the world’s digital travel leader has launched the Booking Explorer campaign to celebrate the spirit of travel through the lens of renowned adventures, leaders and trailblazers across Asia Pacific.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the administrations at all levels to change their mindset and adjust COVID-19 prevention and control measures to suit the real situation.

VOV.VN - The prolonged coronavirus outbreak has constantly shown signs of waning in Vietnam, with just 3,513 cases detected over the past 24 hours, down by approximately 1,000 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - The Mirae Asset Financial Group of the Republic of Korea has forecast the Vietnamese economy is likely to expand 4% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 2.3% for the whole year after suffering a contraction of 6.17% in the third quarter due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is currently drawing up guidelines for vaccinating children against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with the campaign poised to begin sometime in October, according to Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan.

VOV.VN - Chairman of Japan’s Daiyu Steel Co. Ltd Sakuo Inoue has pledged to donate JPY1 million (US$8,940) to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.

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.