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A Vietnamese producer has won a prize in the Open Doors category at the Locarno Film Festival, which recently wrapped up in Locarno, Switzerland.

A 49-year-old man received two doses of Vero Cell vaccine in one minute in a rare accident in HCM City.

The Vietnamese Embassy in charge of Pakistan and Afghanistan is conducting citizen protection measures after Taliban forces took over Kabul.

Four people from one family were killed and another injured after a gas cylinder exploded at their home in Hai Phong City on Sunday evening.

The Taliban were on the brink of total victory in Afghanistan on Sunday, with their fighters ordered to wait on the outskirts of the capital and the government conceding it was preparing for a "transfer of power".

Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s current COVID-19 epicentre, will continue its strict social distancing measures for another month until September 15 given the risk of a resurgence.

Vietnam confirmed 9,580 more Covid-19 infections on Sunday and 5,519 patients recovered from the disease, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Vietnamese Government has agreed to buy a further 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the deal for 31 million doses of the vaccine as adopted by the Ministry of Health in May.

Authorities of the south-central province of Quang Nam and the neighbouring Lao province of Sekong co-held a ceremony to officially launch the pair of Nam Giang-Dakta Ok international border gates on August 14.

Vietnam aims for a growth at 5-5.5 percent each year in forestry production in the 2021-2025 period, according to a Government resolution approving the investment policy for the sustainable forestry development programme in the next five years.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee has received over VND7.02 trillion (USD308.8 million) in donations to help with the national Covid-19 relief efforts since May 1, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General Le Tien Chau said.

All Vietnamese people will have equal opportunities to access an open, diverse, flexible and modern education system by 2030.

The Hanoi Medical University will on August 15 start the first phase of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine ARCT-154, a mRNA vaccine developed by US company Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc, which transferred the technology to a company in Vietnam.

Vietnam confirmed 9,716 more Covid-19 infections on Saturday and 4,247 patients recovered from the disease, according to the Ministry of Health.

The south-central province of Ninh Thuận is taking measures to increase the number of its products made under the country’s ‘one commune – one product’ programme.

Experts have suggested response plans are essential after provinces and cities lift their current social distancing orders under Directive 16/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has approved a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period. They involve traditional and cultural ones, industry festivals, and those of foreign origin.

Continuously leading in the development of housing, urban, and industrial real estate projects, investors from Singapore are also actively expanding into other segments such as warehousing, logistics, and brokerages in the Vietnamese market.