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A factory producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be built in Vietnam within one year and is expected to produce 30-40 million doses annually, Chairman of Russian pharmaceutical company Binnopharm Dmitry Zubov told Vietnam News Agency correspondents

The Hanoi People’s Council has passed a target programme on mitigating traffic congestion and ensuring traffic safety in the city for the 2021-2025 period with total funding of VND1.8 trillion (nearly USD80 million).

The Vietnam Festival 2021 began in Tokyo, Japan on December 11, attracting a large number of visitors.

Vietnam reported an additional 16,141 Covid-19 infections on Saturday, which is the highest daily infection tally reported so far in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

A national action plan on the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands in the 2021-2030 period has been issued, with priority given to recover important wetlands that are under degradation.

The number of children contracting Covid-19 in HCM City has risen recently, according to the municipal Department of Health.

A grandfather and his granddaughter in the central province of Ha Tinh who are both facing serious diseases are in dire need of support.

The Ministry of Health has assigned three more hospitals in Hanoi to assist in Covid-19 prevention activities in southern localities amid the rising number of new cases.

Vietnamese shrimp exports are anticipated to enjoy an annual rise of 4% to reach roughly US$3.9 billion for this year, according to statistics given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.

Vietnamese farmers are facing difficulties selling over one million tonnes of fruits after China, which is the country's biggest agricultural products importer, is tightening its import activities.

The nation’s policy of protecting human rights will serve to consider people as both the goal and the driving force behind further national development, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang.

Vietnam and Australia have been officially nominated as co-chairs of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)-run Southeast Asia Regional Programme (SEARP) for 2022-2025, replacing Thailand and the Republic of Korea.

Vietnam reported an additional 14,839 Covid-19 infections in 57 out of 63 cities and provinces on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Retail petrol prices have decreased by VND730-1,100 per litre following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Ho Chi Minh City on December 10 started providing additional booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to local people.

A popular Vietnamese tourist city has pledged to phase out selling cat and dog meat, officials said Friday, a first in a nation where some consider the animals a delicacy.

A seminar was held on December 10 in virtual and in-person forms for heads of Vietnamese representatives abroad and businesses, aiming to seek measures to promote the economic diplomacy to serve the country’s development.

Police in the central province of Quang Binh have raided a large-scale illegal mineral quarry in Tuyen Hoa District.

Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed on Thursday with the United States and Israel ramping up rhetorical pressure on Tehran about the possible economic or military consequences if diplomacy fails.