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The north-eastern border province of Quang Ninh has been selected to receive foreigners, providing that they hold a vaccination certificate known as a vaccine passport.

Vietnam has just announced 197 new Covid-19 infections, raising the Sunday counts to 323 and the total number of patients in the country to 15,643, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.

63 cities and provinces across the country are ready for the organisation of the 2021 National High School Graduation Examination, scheduled for July 7-8, according to the Quality Management Department under the Ministry of Education and Training.

Italy overcame stubborn Austria 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley on Saturday to reach the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as Denmark breezed through by hammering Wales 4-0.

The resort island Phú Quốc in southern Việt Nam is planning to fully vaccinate its residents against COVID-19 by September to welcome the year-end foreign tourism surge, as part of a vaccine passport pilot programme.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has unveiled a plan to strengthen the management, recycling, reuse, processing, and reduction of plastic waste in the city.

HCM City authorities have proposed the extension of the Metro 4b line to link Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Long Thanh International Airport.

All four Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2021 brought home silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Quality Management Department.

An additional 50 more Covid-19 infections have been confirmed including 40 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday morning.

The local retail price of petrol rose by more than VND700 per litre at 3 p.m. on June 26 following the latest price adjustments made by both the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

An additional 123 more Covid-19 infections have been confirmed, raising the total number of patients in the country to 15,275, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday evening.

A delegation from the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a working session with Quang Ninh province to remove difficulties in the fields of industry, trade, imports and exports.

The national traditional music contest, Chuông Vàng Vọng Cổ (Golden Bell) 2021, has been launched online in HCM City as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase.

The central province of Quang Binh has approved the establishment of a strict protection zone on 710ha of special-use forest area to protect 22 Hatinh langur herds in Dong Hoa commune of Tuyen Hoa district.

Lam Dong People’s Committee will spend VND4.5 trillion ($195.65 million) from the provincial budget developing Tan Phu-Bao Loc Expressway, which connects Lam Dong with the neighbouring province of Dong Nai, under the public-private partnership format.

Thirty-seven people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in eight Vietnamese localities during the past six hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 12.00am COVID-19 update on June 26.

A mammoth trek across southern China by a herd of elephants that has captivated the world with their playful antics has thrown a spotlight on the loss of their habitat and conservation challenges.

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered at various vaccination spots in Ho Chi Minh City to get Covid-19 vaccine shots.

As the world’s leading publication on beauty pageants, Missosology has selected Vietnamese representative Phuong Anh as the first runner-up in its second hot picks for the upcoming 60th Miss International contest.