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Artist takes model approach to history

While it is always good for the younger generation to know about their country’s past, getting them hooked on history is invariably a challenge.

Six COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Vietnam

The Ministry of Health has approved six COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use in Vietnam, and all of them are safe and effective against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 3

UK Government presents VN with 415,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Vietnam's healthcare faces unprecedented challenges

Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam is causing serious consequences, posing unprecedented challenges in the history of the country’s healthcare system.

40-year-old factory worker gets a 27 score on social science exam

As a factory worker in Dong Anh district in Hanoi, Nguyen Thi Thuy, 40, has gained public esteem after she got a 27 score on the social science exam on the 2021 national high school final exams.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS AUGUST 3

Banks cut transaction fees to aid customers amid pandemic

F0 couple in HCMC praise quarantine-zone rooms and doctors

Just 12 days after testing positive for the coronavirus, Tran Tuan Thanh and Dinh Thi My Thu recovered and were discharged from hospital.

Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

The Thai in the northern mountainous province of Son La organize a full-month celebration for a new-born baby with a simple ritual and minimal cost, but great cultural significance.

Vietnam’s exports up 25.5 pct in seven months

Vietnam’s export earning hit US$27 billion in July, down 0.8 per cent month-on-month and up 8.4 per cent year-on-year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 

$10.5 mln earmarked from ASEAN COVID-19 response fund should be used to buy vaccines quickly: minister

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son suggested quickly spending $10.5 million earmarked from the ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund to buy vaccines while speaking at the 29th ASEAN Coordinating Council Meeting.

Telecom companies announce 435 million USD COVID-19 support package

Vietnam’s major telecom companies including Viettel, VNPT, Mobifone, CMC, FPT, Vietnamobile, and SCTV have announced a joint support package worth VND10 trillion ($435 million) for consumers across the country.

7,455 COVID-19 cases reported on August 2

Vietnam recorded 4,254 new COVID-19 cases from 6am to 6.30pm on August 2, including seven imported ones, according to the Ministry of Health.

Runner Quach Thi Lan ends Olympic journey

Quach Thi Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete still in the Olympics, ended her journey in Tokyo after finishing 6th out of eight runners in the 400m hurdles first semi-final on August 2.

Vietnam, Laos forge cooperation in drug combat

Minster of Public Security General To Lam on August 2 asked public security forces to continue their intensive and extensive cooperation with Laos across spheres, especially in the fight against drug crimes.

AAG undersea cable fixed, Internet speed back to normal

The incident occurring on July 19 on the AAG international undersea fiber optic cable route has been fixed. International Internet services resumed on July 31.

HCM City calls on workers from other provinces to stay and get vaccinated

HCM City has called for local residents to "stay where one is" and people from other provinces to stay in the city where they will be fully taken care of, including vaccinations against Covid-19.

2nd set of stamps on national treasures issued


The Ministry of Information and Communications has issued the second set of stamps called “Vietnam's national treasure: Gold items". The premium stamp sets sold out on the day of issue, July 31.

3,200 covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals, HCM City has 29 outbreak clusters

On August 1, an additional 3,207 Covid-19 patients were discharged from the hospital, bringing the total number of recovered cases so far to 37,846.

Vietnam attends 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Solidarity and unity are the foundation for ASEAN’s strength, which is clearly demonstrated in the current fight against COVID-19, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Solutions sought for struggling aviation sector to overcome COVID-19 impacts

Economists gathered at an online conference on August 2 to seek financial solutions for struggling Vietnamese airlines amid COVID-19 pandemic.