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New Covid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the world's worst outbreaks, as EU pressure mounted on Washington to end vaccine export limits and offer a concrete plan to lift patents.

15 more Covid-19 patients have been recorded in the community in Vietnam, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 3,245, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday morning.

A further 5 positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 related to an outbreak in the northern province of Bac Ninh and the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in the capital city were detected on May 9 morning.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has told financial institutions to reschedule debt repayments to help customers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Germany's Stern Newspaper on May 7 reported that a French court is preparing to rule on the historic lawsuit filed by Tran To Nga against multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces in the

78 more people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, including 65 locally-transmitted cases, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 3,230, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday evening.

Bamboo Airways has been officially granted slots (landing and take-off times) to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles starting September 1.

Poems and literary works by late writer Hoàng Cầm, a leading poet in revolutionary literature during the 1950s and 1960s, will be featured in a special project called Hoàng Cầm 100 Năm (Hoàng Cầm - 100 Years).

India has chosen not to place anti-dumping taxes on some artificial fiber products, including viscose spun yarn imported from countries such as Vietnam, according to details released by the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.

Investors will be able to join the Beltway 4 project as it is planned to be built under the public-private partnership (PPP) format to become a new driving force for Hanoi's development and boost regional linkages.

Japan will prolong a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions and impose restrictions in more areas on Friday as cases surge less than three months before the Olympics.

Hanoi has carried out a thorough check on Covid-19 prevention work at local hospitals while warning people from other localities to limit going to hospitals in the capital.

An employee at the Ministry of Transport has been suspended for impersonating the transport minister to benefit from priority service when sending gifts by air.

Despite the nation suffering an annual drop in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the four months of the year, foreign investors still signed major deals in the country and confirmed its ongoing investment appeal.

Vietnamese rowers Luong Thi Thao and Dinh Thi Hao performed brilliantly in the Asia and Oceania Olympic qualification tournament in Japan to officially secure their place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, rescheduled for this summer.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla have discussed a range of measures to promote the special time-honoured friendship and comprehensive and trustful partnership between the two nations.

15 more Covid-19 patients have been recorded in the community in Hanoi and Bac Ninh Province, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 3,152, the Ministry of Health reported on Saturday morning.

Hanoi will give free COVID-19 vaccinations to local people aged between 18 and 65 and not included in prioritised groups during the 2021-2022 period.

A 35-year-old female medical worker in Vietnam has died of anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.