The vaccine market in Vietnam - a tropical country with a hot and humid climate - is forecast to be large and has a high growth rate in the coming years, health experts said.

A batch of 501,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the Polish Government was handed over to Vietnam at a ceremony held at Warsaw Chopin on August 20.

Online cultural activities during the Buddhist Vu Lan Festival this week are being held as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in HCM City.

PM Pham Minh Chinh on August 20 suggested Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) accelerate the handover of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam under agreements and contracts, firstly the committed doses in August, September and the fourth quarter of this year.

A campaign deployed within four days helped rescue the vegetable distribution network in HCM City and stop price fluctuations during social distancing.

Teachers say sixth graders this year will be able to access literature works that their parents and grandparents did not have in their textbooks.

After its first year in effect, the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has brought about remarkable opportunities to boost exports of Vietnamese organic products to the EU market.

HCM City will implement stricter measures in disease prevention and control in order to control the epidemic by September 15.

The government has asked 40 provinces and cities to urgently mobilize health workers to send to Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces to fight the Covid-19 epidemic.

The Ministry of Health has issued a decision and guidelines on the criteria for Covid-19 epidemic control in Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces implementing social distancing according to Directive 16 of the Prime Minister.

In 2016, Dr. Nguyen Hong Thao became the first Vietnamese to be appointed as a member of the United Nations’ International Law Commission, for the term 2017-2021.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said that in August and September, about 10-12 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will be shipped to Vietnam each month.

The Ministry of Health recorded 10,657 COVID-19 infections, including seven imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 18:30pm on August 20, raising the national tally to 323,268.

While demand for imported agricultural produce is high in Europe, the ongoing pandemic is causing problems for exporters in Vietnam and throughout Asia, leading to a possible disruption in supply. 

The Hanoi Party Standing Committee has agreed to extend social distancing in the capital city until 6am on September 6 to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic.

The United States is revitalising its multilateral partnerships to advance shared prosperity, security, and values in the Indo-Pacific, with ASEAN now playing a greater role in the nation’s economic cooperation policy,

Covid-19 is a serious trauma that affects the human psyche, making people susceptible to mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, experts say.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to begin vaccinating people aged 12-18 from September if there is a suitable vaccine source, according to city authorities.

The Vietnamese stock market has been rising to historical levels in terms of points and liquidity, still has huge growth potential and could even be at the beginning of a multi-decade surge, according to investment fund VinaCapital.

The Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with its rapid and strong spread in a very short time, has put huge pressure on the health system.

COVID-19 pandemic pushes business online

VASEP proposes reducing multiple fees for seafood firms

The Government has decided to allocate more than 130,000 tons of rice to people in 24 provinces and cities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Korean pharmaceutical firm HLB has signed an MoU with Nanogen, producer of Vietnam's Nanocovax Covid-19 vaccine, to acquire the rights to distribute the vaccine worldwide, except in Vietnam and India, when the vaccine is approved for use.

Mobile medical stations will be located in gymnasiums, polyclinics, cultural houses, People's Committees of communes and wards, or spacious isolated houses.