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300 healthcare workers, 8 tonnes of medical supplies make trip from Hanoi to HCM City

More than 300 medical workers and eight tonnes of medical equipment from Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital arrived in HCM City on Thursday to help set up an intensive care centre for severe and critical COVID-19 patients.

Students could return to school from September 1

The earliest students around the country could return to school for the new school year would be September 1, however, grade-1 students could go back to school as soon as August 23.

Binh Dinh officials suspended from work for playing golf amid Covid-19

Two officials in the south-central province of Binh Dinh have been temporarily suspended from work for playing golf while the province is practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 6

Further 592,100 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrive in Vietnam

Retailers, producers of essential goods need vaccines to maintain supply chains

Retail systems and businesses producing essential goods, despite difficulties in transporting goods and a labor shortage, are striving to maintain operations and stabilize selling prices to meet consumer demand.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS AUGUST 6

Over 100 wind power plants register to supply electricity to national grid

 

First session of 15th National Assembly starts new tenure of hope and aspirations

The 15th National Assembly (NA) convened in a special condition when the Covid-19 pandemic developments turned complicated and the whole country began to focus on the fight against the pandemic.

Support for people requires quick action, decisions amid pandemic

All the moves to support businesses and enterprises hit hard by the pandemic need to be taken promptly, or beneficiaries will continue to struggle.

South Korean assistant withdraws from VN national football team

The Korean head coach of the Hanoi Football Club - Park Choong Kyun – has refused to join the training team of the Vietnam national football squad as an assistant to Mr. Park Hang-seo.

Results of research on Nanocovax vaccine published in open-data science portal

Nanogen, a Vietnamese biotechnology and pharmacy firm, has published two scientific articles on the results of research on the Nanocovax vaccine.

Haiphong wants to borrow 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses from HCMC

The government of the northern coastal city of Haiphong has proposed borrowing 500,000 doses of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine while it is awaiting vaccine allocations from the Ministry of Health.

President to pay official friendly visit to Laos next week

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay an official friendly visit to Laos from August 9-10 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, 

Man arrested in connection with death of Vietnamese student in Japan

A man wanted in connection with the death of a Vietnamese student in Osaka, Japan was arrested by Japanese police on Thursday, the Vietnam News Agency reported in Tokyo.

 

Vietnam, US co-ordinate ahead of Vice President Harris’s upcoming visit

Competent agencies from the United States and Vietnam are working together to prepare for the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris in the spirit of the growing comprehensive partnership between both sides.

Swiss Vice President pays official visit to Vietnam

Switzerland’s vice President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is paying an official visit to Vietnam from August 4 - 6.

Vietnam reports 7,244 new COVID-19 cases on August 5

A further 393 people have died of complications related to COVID-19, bringing Vietnam’s total number of fatalities to 2,720.

China’s military drill in Hoang Sa violates Vietnam's sovereignty: Spokeswoman

China’s military exercise in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago area violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands and went counter to the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC),

ASEAN, partners appreciate Vietnam’s ideas, proposals: Spokeswoman

Vietnam’s ideas and proposals at the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings have been supported by ASEAN member states and partners thanks to their appropriateness, activeness and practicality, 

Vietnam affirms stance on condemning use of chemical weapons

Vietnam affirmed its stance on condemning the use of chemical weapons and emphasised the need to respect and fully implement the Chemical Weapons Convention at the United Nations Security Council’s meeting 

17 tigers illegally caged in Nghe An

The police agency of the central province of Nghe An on August 4 discovered 17 tigers illegally raised by two households.