Vietnamese artists are releasing comedy and romantic web series on YouTube as a way of entertaining audiences and encouraging them to stay at home during social distancing.

A book about Phung Thien Nhan, dubbed the Vietnamese “Steadfast Tin Soldier”, will be released in Italy on July 22.

The Ministry of Health has warned people not to purchase ventilators, oxygen cylinders, concentrators, or other similar medical devices to treat themselves at home

The 15th National Assembly is scheduled to convene its first session in Hanoi on July 20, and deputies are to elect the chairman of the legislative body for the 2021-2026 on the opening day.

Amid shortages of Covid-19 vaccines and vague fears about rare side effects, some countries have mixed different types of vaccines.

Painter Le Thanh Thu, a leading artist in the fine arts of the South, died on July 16 in HCM City two days after testing positive for COVID-19.

Ho Chi Minh City is piloting the use of a mobile app developed by military-run telecom group Viettel to continuously monitor close contacts with COVID-19 patients, or F1 cases, who are under home quarantine.

Vegetables and eggs are in short supply in HCM City due to disruptions in supply chains caused by COVID-19.

Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of 16 billion USD.

Vietnam will be sending a 43-strong contingent to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including 18 athletes competing in 19 events across 11 sports, with its medal hopes pinned on weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan (men’s 61kg) and Hoang Thi Duyen (women’s 59kg).

Vietnam’s historical military milestones, including April 30 victory and victory of the “Dien Bien Phu battle in the air”, are illustrated through a collection of scale models made by Nguyen Hoang Quang, a 40-year-old man in Hanoi.

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In the last days of 2020, the rumor that Taiwanese group Foxconn - Apple's supplier – was moving part of its Ipad and MacBook production line to Vietnam at Apple's request created a stir.

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Along with Vietnam’s effective control of the Covid-19 pandemic and the signing of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), international technology giants have followed the wave of investment shift to Vietnam.

Public investment will focus on important and key industries and sectors of the economy, of which economic sectors account for more than 71%.

In Vietnam, there are an estimated 182,563 new cases and 122,690 cancer deaths each year. Due to the high mortality rate, many people hope screening will help detect this disease early.

Many ancient writings, recorded by foreigners themselves, directly or indirectly recognise Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly). 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) recently sent a dispatch asking domestic airlines to suspend flights to and from airports in several southern cities and provinces that are under social distancing measures from July 19.

The first session of the 15th National Assembly will open in Hanoi on July 20 morning.