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The Government of Norway will provide US$1.3 million for a project to scale up integrated and inclusive waste management models by empowering the informal sector and fostering the circular economy in Vietnam.

Vietnam recorded 47 new Covid-19 cases, including one from abroad, in the past 12 hours to 6 am on Monday, the Ministry of Health has announced.

The central coastal city of Da Nang has again closed public beaches and temporarily banned indoor dining, while takeaways and deliveries are encouraged, according to a new order.

The manufacturing and processing sector has taken the lead in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) since the beginning of this year, pulling in 6.1 billion USD, or over 43 percent of the total.

An additional 94 more Covid-19 patients have been recorded, raising the daily counts to 311 and total number of patients in the country to 13,211, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.

Northern and central regions are set to continue dealing with the ongoing heat wave as temperatures reach up to 40 degrees Celsius, with some places even enduring heat of over 40 degrees Celsius until June 21.

The Ministry of Health announced 139 more Covid-19 patients in its Sunday noon report, raising the total number of patients in the country to 13,117.

Half a million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China are set to arrive in Vietnam today.

Many provinces have requested the Ministry of Information and Communications to direct corporations to urgently assess the demand, feasibility, and investment efficiency to deploy 5G coverage in their provinces.

The nation must pay close attention to promoting the development of industrial production and retail due to both sectors continuing to be adversely impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the World Bank (WB).

Vietnam recorded 78 new COVID-19 cases, including 76 local infections and 2 imported, in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 20, the Ministry of Health announced.

Vietnam were placed in the No. 6 seed group, together with Lebanon, among six seed groups for the upcoming draw of the 2022 FIFA World Cup’s third Asian qualifiers.

The country’s economic growth in the first half of the year is expected to remain lower than expected due to the pandemic affecting production and business.

An online press conference was held by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on June 18 to launch the Make in Vietnam Digital Technology Product 2021 Awards.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu has recently paid working visits to Bad Schmiedeberg and Wittemberg cities of Sachsen-Anhalt state as part of efforts to step up their health care and rehabilitation cooperation with Vietnamese partners.

Meritorious Artist and cải lương star Vũ Linh and young talent Võ Minh Lâm will perform in a TV programme about Vietnamese theatre on Vĩnh Long Television’s THLV1 channel next week.

A total of 112 new COVID-19 cases, including 109 domestic and three imported, were recorded in Vietnam in the past six hours to 12pm on June 19, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported.

HCM City authorities have launched the biggest Covid-19 vaccination campaign to vaccinate hundreds of workers at the Hi-tech Industrial Park in Thu Duc.

Vinh City in the central province of Nghe An applied tighter social distancing measures from Friday midnight amid the Covid-19 outbreak.