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The Vietnam Summer Camp 2022, an annual event organised by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese for outstanding overseas Vietnamese youths around the world, has kicked off in Vinh city, central Nghe An province.

Hanoi has seen a rise in the number of people who receive Covid-19 vaccine booster jabs amid the rise in new Covid-19 infections.

Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday formally approved a plan to release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima plant into the ocean, sparking an angry reaction from China.

Coach Park Hang-seo has said he and the Vietnam men’s football squad will make efforts to meet their goals this year, and work to promote young Vietnamese footballers.

An additional 1,142 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Friday, raising the national tally to over 10.76 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Tran Sy Thanh, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and deputy secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, has been elected head of the municipal administration for the 2021-2026 tenure.

Up to 21.5 million doses of Covid-19 in Vietnam have not yet been used to date due to the slow pace of vaccination in many localities.

Five more fishermen have just been rescued after their boat sank off Binh Thuan 12 days ago.

Singapore hanged a drug trafficker on Friday, the fifth execution in the city-state since March, after a court rejected a last-ditch appeal and despite pleas for clemency.

Many residential areas in Hanoi are situated next to cemeteries.

Four fishermen who were rescued on July 19 after nine days of drifting at sea safely returned home to the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan.

Construction of Phu Quoc Island’s VND1.66 trillion (USD71.55 million) International Passenger Port in the southern province of Kien Giang remains five years behind schedule.

Japan will hold a state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe on September 27, the government announced Friday, with foreign leaders expected to attend.

The People’s Committee of Ha Giang and Fauna & Flora International have signed a memorandum of understanding on the conservation of the endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey and flora species in this northernmost province during 2022 - 2027.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has named Vietnamese striker Huynh Nhu among the six leading Asian stars who are poised to have a huge impact at the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Vice Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on July 21 stressed the demand that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Vietnam has continued reporting a slight increase in the daily Covid-19 caseload with 1,292 new infections confirmed on Thursday, an increase of 130 case against yesterday's figure, the Ministry of Health has reported.

While the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have become the dominant forms among new virus cases in Vietnam, another variant, known as BA.2.12.1, has also been found in the country.

Petroleum prices have fallen to a five-month low following a decision jointly released by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Thursday.