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Migrant workers in Singapore no longer need special permission to leave their dormitories from Friday, after two years of coronavirus curbs, but campaigners criticised the decision to maintain some "discriminatory" restrictions.

A high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Budapest on June 25 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Hungary.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 25 attended the Da Nang 2022 Investment Forum held in both online and in-person formats in the central city of the same name with the participation of a total of 900 delegates.

Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will pay an official visit to Vietnam on June 26, the Australian Embassy to Vietnam has announced.

An additional 657 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hanoi-based Vietnam-Cuba Hospital has coordinated with Operation Smile Vietnam to provide free cleft lip operations for over 120 disadvantaged people in the northern region.

Hanoi People’s Committee has proposed the relocation of 10 state-owned enterprises out of the city’s centre within the next five years.

Vietnam’s first lobster festival is scheduled to take place in the southern central province of Phu Yen on July 30-31.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has left Hanoi for an official visit to Hungary from June 26-28 at the invitation of Hungarian National Assembly Speaker László Kövér.

A 227-kilo bomb from the American War has been discovered at a dam in the central province of Ha Tinh.

There has been increasing pressure on refineries to increase production as petrol prices continued to spike in recent months, according to Bùi Ngọc Dương, director-general of Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC.

Coffee shop giant Starbucks have announced that it will close its first store in Hanoi following eight years of operations.

Two Indian naval ships with more than 500 crewmembers arrived at Nhà Rồng Wharf on Friday, beginning a three-day friendship visit to HCM City.

The northern and central regions of Vietnam have been forecasted to experience a hot snap from Saturday, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Xuan Son Landfill in Hanoi's Son Tay Town has stopped receiving waste from June 23 due to overloading.

An additional 653 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Friday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

The national men’s football team of Vietnam remains in FIFA's top 100, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

Dozens of houses in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have been damaged following heavy rain and whirlwinds on Thursday afternoon.

The market share of Vietnamese coffee as part of the United States’ total imports grew from 8.95% to 9.6% during the opening four months of the year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.