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Four Vietnamese universities have made it into the list of top universities worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2022, as released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a well-known UK-based educational organization.

Sri Lanka began injecting pregnant women with a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and Nepal resumed inoculations with a China-made jab as India's neighbours turn to Beijing and Moscow for help with supplies.

The Vietnam Olympic Committee has proposed organising the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in July 2022 instead of November and December this year over concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in the region.

An additional 70 more Covid-19 infections have been confirmed in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 9,635, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday morning.

HCM City Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed to the HCM City People's Committee a VND1trn (USD43.3m) support package for businesses and employees.

Vietnam confirmed 60 more Covid-19 infections as of Wednesday evening, raising the daily counts to 407 and the total number of patients in the country to 9,565, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Hanoi authorities have discovered 400 boxes of rapid Covid-19 test kits in a car in Cau Giay District with no papers certifying their point of origin.

A female worker at PouYuen Company in HCM City’s Binh Tan District has tested positive for Covid-19, leading to part of the firm's premises being suspended.

Vietnam is seeking to purchase the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate children aged between 12 and 18, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has requested the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam and airlines to give priority to flights which transport Covid-19 vaccines.

Vietnam recorded 283 more Covid-19 infections as of noon on Wednesday with the majority from the northern province of Bac Giang, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Investors trod a cautious line Wednesday in Asia with focus firmly on the release of US inflation data later in the week, which could have a huge bearing on the Federal Reserve's plans for monetary policy, while the European

About 100 paragliders will join the Putaleng Long Distance Paragliding Tournament 2021 as part of the Lai Châu Tourism-Culture set to take place in November in the northern province of Lai Châu.

Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on June 8 had separate meetings with ambassadors of Switzerland, France and Australia in Hanoi, to seek the countries’ assistance with COVID-19 vaccine supplies.

A photo contest entitled ‘To Quoc Nhin Tu Bien’ (Fatherland Seen from the Sea) was launched in Hanoi on June 8 to celebrate Vietnam Sea and Islands Week 2021.

Danang City and Quang Ninh Province have reopened some services as the Covid-19 outbreak has been brought under control.

Both nations concurred to maintain peace and stability in the East Sea and soon reach a practical and effective Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on

An additional 64 Covid-19 cases were detected over the previous 12 hours as of 6 am on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported.

Vietnam confirmed its 55th COVID-19-related death on June 8, who is an 88-year-old woman in Luc Ngan district of northern Bac Giang province – the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot.