For the first time, a representative of Vietnamese youth has attended and delivered a speech at a special plenary session held by the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on the occasion of the International Youth Day (August 12).

Vietnam's instant noodle demand is ranked 3rd in the world, after China and Indonesia, with consumption in 2020 increasing by 29.47% compared to 2019.

The Hanoi Medical University will on August 15 start the first phase of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine ARCT-154, a mRNA vaccine developed by US company Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc, which transferred the technology to a company in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 14 launched a special emulation movement that appeals to people nationwide to stay united and join in efforts to combat against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, one of the Top 5 contestants of Miss Vietnam 2018 and Vietnamese representative at Miss International 2018 pageant, will compete at Miss Grand International 2021.

Hanoi is determined to separate F0 cases from the community, thoroughly trace F1 (F0 contacts), localize and scale down ‘red zones’, and protect and expand ‘green zones’, gradually stopping the Covid-19 outbreak.

The central city of Danang announced this morning, August 14, that it will ban residents from leaving their homes for seven days, starting from 8 a.m., August 16, amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the city.

The stormy season is starting in Hanoi and residents are increasingly concerned about flooding during heavy rain.

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Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long yesterday emphasised the strategy of reducing treatment workload and minimising deaths from COVID-19 at an online training conference on management, treatment and care of COVID-19 patients and safe vaccination.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) has approved a project on digitalising all types of Vietnamese festivals for the 2021-2025 period. They involve traditional and cultural ones, industry festivals, and those of foreign origin.

Supply chains in HCM City and the southern provinces are at great risk of snapping because many businesses have been forced to stop operating or...

Exports of Vietnamese agricultural products via border gates to China are facing numerous difficulties. Ministries, localities and branches from the...

A line-up of artists from Hanoi and HCM City will gather to perform in an online concert to show the importance of joining hands in the fight against the COVID pandemic, on Sunday night.

Hanoi is carrying out a campaign to provide 1.3 million RT-PCR tests and 2 million rapid tests with the goal of screening and isolating Covid-19 pathogens in the community.

Many students in the 12th Physics Majoring Class of the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have won numerous medals at competitions, as well as scholarships to study at leading schools in the US, UK, Singapore and Canada.

The epidemic situation in Ho Chi Minh City is still complicated. The number of new infection cases is "flattening" but covid-19 related deaths are still high, said HCM City’s Vice Chair Duong Anh Duc at a press conference on August 13.

The Ministry of Health recorded 9,180 new cases of COVID-19, including 30 imported ones, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 13, a reduction of 503 against the previous day.

A government working group on COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, has been set up under a decision signed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

As Ho Chi Minh City grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak, hotels have actively adapted to the situation by offering paid quarantine services to maintain their operation.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has completed a report on maritime environment and national islands in the 2016-20 period, Director General of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands Ta Dinh Thi said on August 13.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long suggested localities adopt three-tiered COVID-19 treatment model to minimise fatality rate during a video teleconference (VTC) on August 13 morning.

For centuries, the role of Thị Mầu in Vietnam’s most famous cheo opera Quan Âm Thị Kính (Goddess of Mercy) has been as a flirtatious woman.

The HCMC government is considering mobilizing recovered Covid-19 patients as volunteers in the fight against the pandemic in the city.