President Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Vientiane on August 9 morning, begining a two-day official friendship visit to Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith.
Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has requested additional COVID-19 vaccines from the Ministry of Health as it is running out of the vaccines for its extensive inoculation drive.
Vietnam recorded an additional 5,155 more Covid-19 infections in the past 12 hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 215,560 , the Ministry of Health has reported.
An additional 9,690 more Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Sunday, raising the total number of patients in the country to 210,405, the Ministry of Health has reported.
Around 10,000 vials of Remdesivir have been distributed to 10 hospitals in HCM City to treat COVID-19 patients starting today, according to the health ministry.
Three COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs) with doctors and medical personnel coming from three central-level hospitals across the country opened on Saturday (August 7) in HCM City.
In addition to showing off their skills, the delegation from the Vietnam People’s Army will also take the opportunity to introduce the country’s traditional culture to international friends.
ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, the biggest online shopping event of all ASEAN consumers, is scheduled to begin at 00.00hrs on August 8 and last through to 24.00hrs on August 24.
Nearly 300,000 disadvantaged trade union members, public employees and workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic received assistance worth over VND465.8 billion (USD20.25 million), reported the Ho Chi Minh City Labour Confederation on August 7.
Vietnam recorded an additional 4,941 Covid-19 infections in the past 12 hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 205,656, the Ministry of Health reported at 6am on Sunday.
Vietnam recorded an additional 7,334 Covid-19 infections on Saturday, raising the total number of patients in the country to 200,715, the Ministry of Health has reported.
From a distance, the black cliffs appear featureless, scorched by a blazing desert sun. But up close, the basalt reveals engravings of giraffe, ostrich and antelope made 7,000 years ago.
Vietnam’s No. 1 player Le Quang Liem (world No. 32) defeated world No. 5 Levon Aronian of Armenia after winning tie-break points on August 6, cruising into the final match of the ongoing the Chessable Masters tournament.