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A flight by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines landed at Noi Bai International Airport on August 25 after departing San Francisco, with 277 Vietnamese citizens and 6.2 tonnes of medical equipment onboard.

US Vice President Kamala Harris on August 25 began an array of activities in Hanoi as part of her official visit to Vietnam from August 24- 26 at the invitation of Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

US Vice President Kamala D. Harris will launch the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Southeast Asia Regional Office in Hanoi at a ceremony on the afternoon of August 25.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) decided to officially cancel the 2021 national football season after consulting with 27 local professional clubs in a virtual meeting on August 24.

The Ministry of Health has asked cities and provinces to establish medical oxygen co-ordination units to ensure the supply for Covid-19 treatment.

Commercial banks have continuously announced lending interest rate reductions to support and accompany customers to overcome the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pope Francis has decided to provide EUR100,000 as emergency relief to Vietnamese people negatively affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Vatican News.

Vietnam treasures the traditional friendly neighborliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China, considering it a strategic choice and top priority in the country's external policy, affirmed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The Vietnam People's Air Force has launched two mobile oxygen production stations in HCM City amid the rising oxygen demand for Covid-19 treatment in the city.

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris arrived in Hanoi on August 24 evening for a three-day visit to Vietnam to strengthen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

Experts from the museum of northern Yen Bai province have found a cultural relic site belonging to the Late Stone Age (pre-Hoa Binh Culture period) in Ngoi Sen village, Van Tien commune of Yen Bai city.

Vietnam announced 10,811 more Covid-19 infections on Tuesday and 7,663 patients recover from the diseases the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Boeing Company has this week opened its first office in Vietnam which is expected to support the company’s growth objectives across its commercial airplanes, defence and services businesses.

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology has proposed quickening customs clearance procedures for 31 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines which are going to be brought into Vietnam soon.

The standing deputy secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Phan Van Mai, has just been appointed chairman of the municipal people's committee.

Many people in Hanoi have been fined after being caught going out at night and early morning without travel permits.

Mai Huong in Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc City received pork and vegetables from local authorities on Tuesday morning after sending her order to staff at her ward.

Three children died after a landslide buried their house in Tuyen Quang Province on August 24.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Dantri/Dtinews visited and gave thousands of gifts to low-income people in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23.