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Vietnam has continued to report a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections with 6,580 cases confirmed on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Authorities in the southern province of Kien Giang have proposed to exempt visa requirements for international travellers who will stay on Phu Quoc Island for 30 days.

The total investment for upgrading Phat Thiet Airport has been raised to VND3.8 trillion (USD165.21 million).

Immediately after talks held between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and French Prime Minister Jean Castex on the evening of November 3 (local time), both sides witnessed the signing ceremony of various co-operation agreements between the two nations' agencies

The fate of a seriously deteriorated Cambodian aircraft that has been abandoned at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport for 14 years remains unresolved.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held talks with his French counterpart Jean Castex in Paris on Wednesday evening (local time), during which he stressed the importance of relations with France in Vietnam’s foreign policy.

A programme initiated by Google in association with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam has provided 650,000 people with digital skills training, 30 percent higher than the plan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 3 offered a floral tribute to a statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Montreuil on the outskirts of Paris after arriving in France for an official visit.

Staff at the Saigon Zoo are busy preparing to receive visitors back from November 15 after six months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

An exhibition entitled ‘Space of Vietnamese cultural heritage’ will be held live and virtually in late November, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The COVAX Facility has decided to allocate more than 9 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to Vietnam and will consider delivering them as soon as possible.

Thousands of miners in the northern province of Quang Ninh have managed to return home after being stranded due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

An official welcome ceremony was held for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam was held at the Invalides Palace, Paris, on November 3 afternoon (local time).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 3 met with UK Crown Prince Charles, the Prime Ministers of Japan, India, Ireland and Kuwait and other leaders on the sidelines of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in

Vietnam has continued to report a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections with 6,192 cases confirmed on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health.

Many streets in Hanoi have seen rubbish piling up over the past three days as the city's biggest dumping site has closed.

US Acting Consul General Robert Greenan on Wednesday observed the integration of tuberculosis (TB) screening with the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign at Commune Health Station of Ward 5 in Ho Chi Minh City's District 6.

Authorities of Ba Dinh and Hoang Mai districts in Hanoi are tracing people who may have come into contact with Covid-19 cases.

Tourist sites in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh have remained deserted after being reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic has been brought under control in the locality.