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As many as 106,929 Vietnamese people in 27 cities and provinces have been given an AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shot since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched in March.

The art programme “Sacred roots-the Ancestral Lands of Hung Kings” featured a kaleidoscope of performances in Phu Tho on April 20 in commemoration of Hung Kings, who were believed to be the founders of the Vietnamese country.

Japanese destroyer JS Akebono arrived in the northern port city of Hai Phong on Tuesday, starting its three-day trip to Vietnam.

Hoàng Thị Duyên won the first international medal of the year for Vietnamese athletes by finishing third at the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Monday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hosted a working session with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), during which the cabinet leader urged the banking sector to promote its achievements for even better results in the near future.

A commune in An Giang Province has become famous for having a large number of elderly people living healthy.

Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to accelerate negotiations on a priority travel mechanism towards resuming safe commercial flights between the two countries in order to boost their economic, trade, investment and tourism cooperation.

As many as 17 collectives and 33 individuals were honoured at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20 for their achievements in overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs in the city for the 2018-2020 period.

Tens of thousands of people gathered to enjoy a firework display which was held to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho Province.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is set to attend and deliver a speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate to be held virtually by the United States this week.

Japan's third most populated region on Tuesday asked the central government to impose a state of emergency over the coronavirus as infections rise just three months before the country hosts the Olympics.

More than 260 non-governmental organisations signed an open letter on Tuesday calling on governments to donate $5.5 billion to prevent famine in 2021.

Five Vietnamese women were found illegally entering Phu Quoc District in the southern province of Kien Giang by sea.

A court in the United Kingdom has ordered the extradition of a Vietnamese man to Belgium where he is wanted in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants found in a lorry.

Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Thi Duyen secured a bronze medal in the women’s 59kg category on April 19 as she competed in the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2021 which took place in Uzbekistan.

More than 80 state-owned and private enterprises from Vietnam and the US discussed cooperative opportunities at a recent virtual conference as both sides are making preparations for the launch of direct flights between the two countries.

Quang Nam Province has continued to reduce 50% of entrance fees to some tourist sites including Hoi An Town, Cham Islands and Bay Mau Coconut Forest.

Construction of two field hospitals for Covid-19 treatment are underway in the southern province of Kien Giang.

India locked down its capital New Delhi for a week beginning Monday night seeking to control a raging coronavirus outbreak, as the hard-hit United States made all adults eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.