Vietnam reported 3,964 new cases of COVID-19 from 6am to 6:30pm on August 11, including four imported infections, bringing the daily count to 8,766.

HCM City People’s Committee has assigned State-owned Saigon Pharmaceutical Group (Sapharco) to negotiate and sign contracts to purchase 5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine.

The Department of Telecom at the Ministry of Information and Communications will publish the weekly index of Vietnam’s internet quality on its portal starting this month, announced the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) on August 11.

PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed determination to build an innovative, transparent, action-oriented and effective Government in service of the people during the first meeting of the 15th Government that was held virtually nationwide on August 11.

Enterprises in HCM City and other southern provinces have shelled billions of dong to implement the "3 on-site" model for business continuity however production at these facilities is still at risk of disruption due to the pandemic. 

Social distancing due to COVID-19 has created more local stock investors in Vietnam, especially among internet-savvy young people.

Vietnam administered over 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine on August 10, the highest one-day increase since the country starts its vaccination campaign on March 8, according to the health ministry's report on August 11.

The daily life of Vietnamese families in the Czech Republic is featured at an exhibition in Plzeň City that is located nearly 80km from Prague.

Several wind power projects currently under development in the Mekong River Delta area are rushing to complete and start operating on a commercial basis before the November deadline,

The Criminal Science Institute under the Ministry of Public Security has recently discovered eight new illicit drugs in Vietnam, all of which are not on the country’s list of banned substances.

15th Government convenes first meeting

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Resolution 86 of the Government on the implementation of urgent measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic to implement Resolution 30 of the National Assembly.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue signed Resolution No.24/2021/QH15 approving in principle investment in the National Target Programme on sustainable poverty reduction for the 2021-2025 period.

Self-discipline, seriousness and efficiency during social distancing is paramount in the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

A book named “Nothing is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam” by former US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius made debut on August 10.

The Ministry of Finance is collecting opinions on a draft decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 140 of the Government on registration fees.

An audience-free art programme was broadcast on Vietnam National Television (VTV) last month as restrictions on COVID-19 have been tightened. This is a part of an online theatre programme conducted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

About 500 taxis and buses in HCM City have been converted to ambulances to help transport COVID-19 patients to hospitals in time.

A 15-strong contingent from Vietnam Team has been putting in place the final touches for the Tokyo Paralympics Games.

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong’s Vingroup Corporation has announced it will contribute 51% capital, equivalent to 510 billion VND, to establish VINES Energy Solutions Joint Stock Company (VinES).

HCM City’s health department has issued official responses to the health ministry’s request for clarification of its deal for and use of the donation of five million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.

Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Nguyen Hoai Nam said the city still has 913,204 doses of the vaccine, including 591,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine allocated by the Ministry of Health on August 9.

The Ministry of Health has asked Ho Chi Minh City about its plans to buy 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine; otherwise, the ministry will transfer the deal to another locality.

Hanoi Medical University is recruiting volunteers for the phase 1 clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine ARCT-154, which was transferred by an American company.

Vietnam’s overseas investment totalled US$570.1 million in the first seven months of 2021, a 2.3-fold increase from the same period last year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) showed.