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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting with the Central Advisory Council on Amnesty (CACA) and leaders of relevant ministries and agencies on August 17 to ensure the implementation of the amnesty decision in 2021 on schedule amid complicated

Vietnam confirmed 9,605 more Covid-19 infections on Tuesday and 4,331 patients recovered from the disease, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Ho Chi Minh City Military Command is investigating the transportation of 46 bodies including those of 41 Covid-19 patients from the city to Ben Tre Province for cremation.

The Polish Government is poised to donate COVID-19 vaccines to the nation based on non-profit principles, according to Michał Dworczyk, head of the Polish Prime Minister's Office.

Police in HCM City seized over 30 kilos of drugs hidden in confectionery and chocolate sent from France.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch rolling out measures to speed up disbursement of public investment in 2021.

Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong have provided homeless people with temporary shelters as the province is still applying distancing measures for Covid-19 prevention.

Vietnamese businessman and doctor have been honoured as outstanding young leaders of Asia in 2021 by Asian Youth Council (AYC) for their significant contributions to the community.

The central province of Nghe An has applied social distancing regulations in line with the government’s Directive 16 for Vinh City for a second time.

More than 300 fishermen have been stuck on 70 boats in the central province of Quang Ngai Province for some 10 days as local quarantine facilities are entirely full.

Many universities have added another admission method for candidates who are under special consideration for high school graduation this year.

A single mum in the northern province of Bac Giang is in dire need of financial support for her two children who are facing serious diseases.

The Prime Minister has decided to use over 8.8 billion VND from the national COVID-19 vaccine fund to support the first and second phase of clinical trials of COVIVAC vaccine.

HCM City has set a target to bring Covid-19 in seven districts under control by August 31, a municipal official said.

Vietnam confirmed 8,652 more Covid-19 infections on Monday, which represented a fall of 930 cases compared to yesterday's figure, according to the Ministry of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Van Nen has said that migrant workers should stay in the city for vaccination and that the city would provide support.

Many streets in Hanoi became crowded and even experienced light congestion this morning, August 16, although the city is still imposing social distancing.

The Ministry of Health has asked Hanoi and Bac Ninh Province to quickly deal with the new viral clusters to prevent possible spreading.

The Ministry of Health has just asked Binh Duong Provincial Health Department to investigate a case where a local man was reported to have died at home after being refused by five hospitals.