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Many supermarkets in HCM City have announced to close early following tightened social distancing rules imposed in the area.

Residents in Ho Chi Minh City – the country’s biggest COVID-19 hotspot at present – are not allowed to go out after 6pm as from July 26 to prevent the pandemic from further spreading.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc was elected as State President of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 tenure on July 26 during the first session of the 15th National Assembly in Hanoi.

Traders at some traditional markets in Hanoi have deployed various measures to keep a safe distance between themselves and customers to prevent the Covid-19 spread.

Danang authorities have decided to temporarily shut Tho Quang Fishing Port after more Covid-19 cases related to the port have been detected.

Hanoi Lung Hospital has been temporarily locked down after nine people were tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.

Three Vietnamese cities, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang Province), have been named among the world’s to 100 extraordinary destinations to explore in 2021, as voted on by the renowned US-based Time magazine.

The election of key positions in the State leadership will be the focus of the second and also the last working week, from July 26 to 28, of the 15th National Assembly’s first session.

An additional 2,708 more Covid-19 infections have been confirmed in Vietnam in the past 12 hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 101,173, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday morning.

Vietnam confirmed 7,531 more Covid-19 infections on Sunday including 4,555 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 98,465, the Ministry of Health has reported.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) is spending the entire day on July 25, on discussing the implementation of the socio-economic development and State budget plans during the first six months, solutions for task performance in the year’s latter half,

Scientists from the Institute of Oceanography under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have completed a collection of more than 20,000 specimens of sea creatures, with many new creatures discovered for the first time in Vietnamese waters or

Tong Duy Tan, Hanoi’s famous food street is deserted as Covid-19 social distancing measures have been imposed in the city.

Five Vietnamese students have won three gold and two silvers at the 2021 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) virtually hosted by Lithuania, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

The total number of domestic travelers visiting Hanoi in July stood at an estimated 17,000, representing a sharp decline of 98.6% year on year, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Nearly 4,000 more Covid-19 infections have been recorded in the past 12 hours in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 94,913, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday morning.

Vietnam receives additional 3,000,060 doses of COVID-19 Moderna vaccine donated through the COVAX Facility by the United States Government.

Vietnam welcomes the decision of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 not to take trade action against Vietnam in connection with the investigation into Vietnam’s currency policy, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on