Vietnam has recorded a high number of COVID-19 patients in a critical condition, with 172 cases labelled as severely ill, and 13 relying on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support therapy given to critically-ill patients.

Vietnam records 1.35 billion USD trade deficit in first half of June

The Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force convened its 64th meeting via videoconference on June 22 under the chair of Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN and Chair of the Task Force in 2021.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung affirmed that enhancing cooperation to push back COVID-19 and promote comprehensive recovery remains the top priority,

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged Vietnam and the UK to continue deepening their bilateral strategic partnership to meet the interests of the two countries and contribute to regional and world peace, stability and cooperation.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with the visiting British First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Dominic Raab, in Hanoi on June 22.

The establishment of technological centers at central and local levels will help connect knowledge and experience of the health care and ICT sectors in deploying measures to prevent and control Covid-19.

Repairs to the Asia Africa Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea fiber optic cable will be delayed to July 1 and expected to complete six days later, according to the managing board of the cable.

COVID-19: Vietnam sees 82 new domestic cases, 138 recoveries on June 23 afternoon

A museum of ancient pottery will open at the end of this year in the central province of Thua Thien Hue. The museum will be filled with pieces collected by Vietnamese-born German Thai Kim Lan.

Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, 

The HCMC government has proposed studying a railway linking the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC and the Long Thanh International Airport, which is under construction in the neighboring province of Dong Nai by lengthening metro line 4b.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 22 suggested Germany create favourable conditions for Vietnam to early access vaccine supplies and transfer vaccine production technology to the Southeast Asian nation.

From an ordinary bank worker to a photographer who has won hundreds of national and international awards such as the Sony World Photography Awards, 

As Hanoians cannot take long-distance trips these days because of the pandemic, they have been going to resorts near Hanoi. Many suburban resorts are often full on weekends.

The plan on the government restructuring for the 2021-2026 tenure will be submitted to the third plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, slated for July.

A 26-year-old man died 39 hours after being vaccinated with the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine, the Centre for Disease Control of Hanoi has announced.

Techcombank shares (TCB) of billionaire Ho Hung Anh have been increasing in price. Forbes estimates that Anh now has $2 billion in stock assets. Other recent developments of the country's wealthy:

The Department of Cyber Security and Hi-tech Crime Prevention, Ministry of Public Security (A05) announced that the Investigation Agency has prosecuted one cybercriminal in the attacker team on VOV Online Newspaper.

Even shop owners, who sell goods to earn their living, have been found cursing at customers when livestreaming.

As technology develops and demand keeps increasing in the property sector, proptech will develop in a similar way to fintech, experts have said.

The Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-level Policy Dialogue in commemoration of ASEM’s 25th founding anniversary takes place both in person and via videoconference in Hanoi on June 22.

HCM City authorities have set up 100 inspection teams to assess prevention measures at factories and businesses in high-risk areas as ordered by the Ministry of Health.

Many large corporations want to develop offshore wind power projects in Vietnam, but existing bottlenecks have made them hesitant to proceed.

The US unveiled plans on June 21 to share an additional 55 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with more than 50 countries, including Vietnam, as part of their latest efforts to strengthen the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.