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The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on September 27 transferred 1,317,500 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Health.

Many areas in the central province of Nghe An have been deeply submerged following torrential rains, causing major damage.

Two children have died and another is in critical condition after their father burnt their home down in the northern province of Tuyen Quang.

The North-South passenger train service connecting Hanoi and HCM City has been scheduled for resumption from October 1.

Some 3,000 boat rowers in Ninh Binh Province have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as the province is going to resume operation.

‘Mien Ky Uc', known as ‘Memoryland’ in English, has been granted a license by the Vietnam Cinema Department for competition in the New Currents category during the upcoming Busan International Film Festival.

The Covid-19 pandemic has passed its peak in HCM City according to Huynh Thi Quynh Mai, chief of office of the Department of Health.

Fishermen in Thanh An Island Commune in Can Gio District, HCM City, have returned to work after two months of social distancing.

Many streets in Hanoi faced serious traffic jams after rain during rush hour on Monday morning.

It's September and autumn has arrived in Hanoi, bringing mild golden sunlight and cool weather.

A bridge and road project, the construction of which was funded with donations from Vietnamese expats and businesses in Cambodia, was launched in Troey Koh, Kampot city, the capital of Kampot province, on September 26.

Foreign investment inflows into Vietnam during the first nine months of this year rose 4.4 per cent year-on-ear to US$22.15 billion despite the impact of COVID-19, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnam will consider mutual recognition of a vaccine passport with other countries in Southeast Asia, the European Union, as well as with the United States, China the Republic of Korea and others.

Vietnam confirmed an additional 10,011 Covid-19 infections on Sunday and 11,477 patients were discharged from hospital following their recovery the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Online art teaching has spawned in many localities due to prolonged social distancing caused by COVID-19, with non-profit classrooms on digital platform offering healthy entertainment choice and skills to learners at home.

A social campaign entitled “You are not alone” has been launched by local and international non-governmental organisations to support Vietnamese children who have been orphaned by COVID-19.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has handed out tasks to relevant ministries and agencies with view to achieving the target of eradicating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing by the end of 2021.

Hundreds of students in HCM City have expressed concern they may have been cheated by an English training centre which has disappeared after collecting their tuition fees.