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The macro economy was basically stabilised in the first seven months of this year, with remarkable achievements recorded in many spheres, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on August 11.

Vietnam confirmed 4,642 more Covid-19 infections in the past 12 hours while the country has so far administered over 12 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Ministry of Health announced at 6am on Thursday.

A woman in Ha Tinh Province is calling for financial support after her husband and daughter were injured in a traffic accident while on the way home from Dong Nai Province.

Authorities in HCM City have seized 2,800 smuggled boxes of medicines claiming to be used for treating Covid-19.

A fire happened at a gas shop in Sapa Town in the northern province of Lao Cai, damaging two neighbouring houses.

Vietnam confirmed 8,766 more Covid-19 infections on Wednesday while an additional 4,806 patients recovered from the disease, according to a report from the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health has just allowed Ho Chi Minh City to use the batch of one million doses of Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine Vero Cell for its current vaccination campaign.

The 36th Contracting Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base in the US territory of Guam are poised to send a total of 77 ultra-low temperature freezers at a total value of US$691,000 to Vietnam.

A fleet of ambulances operated by Mai Linh Taxi Group has worked hard to transport Covid-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Government has set a target for HCM City, the epicentre of the current wave of infections, to contain its COVID-19 outbreak by September 15.

Singapore's bellwether economy expanded more than initially estimated in the second quarter and the government raised its forecast for 2021 as COVID-19 vaccinations progressed at home and in other key markets.

The Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh announced on August 10 it received a rare white-cheeked gibbon from local forest rangers.

Deputy Transport Minister Le Anh Tuan on August 10 sent a document to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) asking it to minimise the number of flights to Noi Bai international airport based in Hanoi.

Up to 2,900 people in the central province of Nghe An’s Ky Son District are seeking help after returning from southern Covid-19-hit localities.

Japan will help Vietnam mitigate impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups, thus ensuring the progress in the realisation of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the Southeast Asian nation.

An additional 4,802 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 12 hours in Vietnam, and over 1.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the country on Tuesday, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health.

A woman in Lam Dong Province has been detained and prosecuted for deliberately spreading Covid-19 to other people.

The Ministry of Health has named eight provinces which are lagging behind on Covid-19 vaccination.

It may be impossible to release the tigers which were recently found and rescued from two households in the central province of Nghe An into the wild.