PM Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday asked Binh Duong province to investigate a case in which a man died at home after five medical facilities in the province reportedly refused to provide him with emergency care last Friday night.

Two Vietnamese film have been named among the 26 projects chosen for the Asian Project Market at this year’s Busan International Film Festival of the Republic of Korea.

The Ministry of National Defence on August 17 handed over the President’s decision to assign Lieutenant Colonel Vu Thi Kim Oanh to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 requested the Ministry of Justice and relevant ministries to study and build a law to amend many others to remove bottlenecks that have existed for many years 

Seeing Vietnamese people struggling to fight the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many foreigners, like Tchico, are doing their part in keeping the virus at bay. 

The Ministry of Health reported an additional 9,605 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 17, including 10 imported and 9,595 domestic cases.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat in Hanoi on August 17 to consider disciplinary measures 

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provincial and municipal authorities to ease the travel of labourers at seaports so as to avoid the disruption of production and supply chains amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Assembly Standing Committee considered the principles, criteria and norms for the allocation of regular State expenditure estimates for 2022 during its second session in Hanoi on August 17.

The Vietnam Poultry Breeders Association has said the Government should have a strategy to develop feed ingredients domestically to reduce their imports.

Some special cooperation programmes are being carried out by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) with a view to helping Vietnamese enterprises boost exports via e-commerce giant Amazon.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a warning related to 10 Vietnamese exports at risk of facing trade defence measures.

The second meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened on August 17 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Organising exhibitions online is a good and safe way to meet the community’s demand to enjoy art amid social distancing measures due to COVID-19.

HCM City has adjusted its treatment system from five to three levels to mobilize resources for the treatment of critical patients, said Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Huu Hung.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked localities to ensure support for residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy PM Le Minh Khai has signed a decision directing the Ministry of Finance to allocate 4,117.8 tons of rice from the national reserve to Binh Phuoc, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang provinces to support people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The rate of users pay with their phones in Vietnam is estimated at 29.1 percent, the third-highest in the world, according to Statista Digital Market Outlook.

The urgent measures to fight the pandemic, if delayed even by one day only, could cause serious consequences, affecting people’s health and lives, Deputy Chair of the National Assembly’s Legal Committee Nguyen Phuong Thuy said.

PM decides to provide financial support for COVIVAC vaccine trials

Steel has hit a new high after a series of rapid price increases from May through June 2021 when they increased by more than 50 per cent compared to the beginning of the year.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has emphasised the top priority to ending violence, protecting civilians, especially women and children, 

Vietnamese businessman and doctor have been honoured as outstanding young leaders of Asia in 2021 by Asian Youth Council (AYC) for their significant contributions to the community.

Instead of going directly to the market to buy votive paper for the Ghost Festival, which falls on the full moon day of the 7th lunar month, many families are buying products online.

The Standing Board of the HCM City Party Committee on Sunday (August 15) asked authorities of Thu Duc City and all districts to quickly provide support, including cash and free food, to needy people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.