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A health official in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho’s Thot Not District has been suspended for 15 days for prioritising the Covid-19 vaccination for a local 13-year-old.

Many areas in Vietnam have been deeply inundated because of heavy rain today, September 14.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung says his Ministry is considering revising Vietnam’s economic growth rate target to between 3.5% and 4%, as opposed to the 6.5% originally expected, due to the negative impact caused by the

The remains of four Vietnamese soldiers who died in the American War have been found at a construction site in Quang Tri Province's Vinh Linh District.

Viet Nam will hold a State funeral on September 15 for Phung Quang Thanh, former Minister of National Defense, who died on Saturday at the age of 73.

France and Italy have donated nearly 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to aid Vietnam’s fight against the pandemic.

Japan said on Tuesday it will donate an additional 1.3 million AstraZeneca Plc COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbours.

Vietnam will buy Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five and older next year, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

The 15th National Assembly Standing Committee opened its third session on Monday, which is expected to last until September 22.

Pivot Ferrao scored four goals, helping five-time World Cup champions Brazil outplay underdogs Vietnam 9-1 in their opening game of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 in Lithuania on September 13.

Ho Chi Minh City has decided to extend social distancing in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Directive No.16/CT-TTg till September 30, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai at a press conference on September 13.

Many people in Hanoi queued to buy noodles in green zones where restaurants are allowed to offer take-away services.

Con Dao district (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is being allowed to pilot welcome domestic tourists on tours, from September 15.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu held an online talk with Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Ministry of Singapore Chee Wee Kiong on September 13 to discuss experience in response to COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology launched the third Tran Dai Nghia Award on September 13 to honour outstanding scientists with highly applicable research.

Vietnam reported an additional 11,172 Covid-19 infections on Monday and 11,200 patients recovered from the disease the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC) have suggested easing social distancing rules after September 21 if the Covid-19 pandemic situation remains stable.

Fifteen people have been found hiding in a container truck to pass a Covid-19 checkpoint in Binh Thuan Province.