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31 more Covid-19 infection cases were reported in Vietnam on Thursday evening, raising the daily counts to 87 and the total number of patients in the country to 3,710, the Ministry of Health reported.

Vietnam has decided to temporarily suspend and restrict the entry of foreigners and overseas Vietnamese in order to focus on implementing pandemic prevention and control measures in the country, an official said.

US companies that manufactured the toxic Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin defoliant used by US forces during the war in Vietnam must take responsibility for dealing with the consequences, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said

Hanoi has closed all local golf courses, training facilities and sports events for Covid-19 prevention.

The director of the state-owned Hanoi Construction Investment Company 2 has been suspended for violating regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control.

Vietnam will receive nearly 17 million more doses of Astra Zeneca Covid-19 Vaccine on May 16 via Covax Facility.

21 more locally-transmitted Covid-19 infection cases were reported in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 3,679, the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Thursday.

Nearly 400 cluster bombs have been discovered at the headquarters of the northern province of Hai Duong People’s Committee.

As many as 69,198,594 eligible voters are expected to go to the polls on May 23 to elect deputies to the 15th National Assembly and grassroots-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 tenure.

The US Mission to Vietnam is seeking candidates for the Fall 2021 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellowship on civic engagement, environmental issues and natural resource management, and social entrepreneurship and economic development.

Hanoi authorities have set up checkpoints at many local parks to prevent people from gathering amid the Covid-19 outbreak in the city.

Iran's supreme leader will pardon or commute the jail sentences of over 2,000 convicted prisoners for the Eid al-Fitr holidays that mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, his website said.

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin issued a statement regarding the Crown Court of Evry City in France’s ruling on Vietnamese-French citizen Tran To Nga’s lawsuit against US firms.

35 more Covid-19 infection cases were confirmed in Vietnam on Thursday morning, raising the total number of patients in the country to 3,658, according to the Ministry of Health.

Both northern and central regions of Vietnam are likely to experience the current heatwave with temperatures rising up to 40 degree Celsius until next week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

30 more Covid-19 infection cases were confirmed in Vietnam on Wednesday evening, bringing the daily counts to 86 according to the Ministry of Health.

The retail prices of oil and petrol increased as of 15:00 on May 12 following the latest adjustments made by the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Dantri Newspaper has launched a fund after many readers expressed their desire to support local health workers, border guards and other frontline workers who are struggling in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

As many as 1,600 people have been put into quarantine for Covid-19 prevention in Bac Ninh Province after three new Covid-19 infection cases were confirmed.