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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.

The Vietnam Sports Administration has held a working session with the Vietnam Olympic Committee in Hanoi to discuss preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11).

Hundreds of people have come to the HCM City Blood Donation Centre to ease the serious blood shortage amid the pandemic.

Russia is considering transferring technology for the production of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam, President of the Russian Federal Council (upper house) Valentina Ivanovna has said.

Vietnam confirmed 55 more Covid-19 infections as of Tuesday evening, raising the daily counts to 175, the Ministry of Health has reported.