HCM City is speeding up its pace of vaccinations as part of an effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and “relax social distancing” restrictions, the HCM City Centre of Disease Control (HCDC) said.

A high-ranking Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) delegation led by Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will attend the fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (WCSP 5) in Austria from September 5-7.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has tightened control over risky corporate bond issuance.

The German Government has decided to offer Vietnam 2.5 million doses of the Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 4.

The award presentation and closing ceremony for “Sniper Frontier” and “Emergency Area” competitions was held in Hanoi on September 4, within the framework of the International Army Games 2021.

Vietnam recorded 9,521 domestic COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 4, down 5,373 infections against the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

The fight against the Covid-19 epidemic is still long, and it is necessary to have new solutions, criteria and priorities so that people can live calmly and fight the epidemic together.

Health workers, police officers and soldiers have fully supported the people day and night, caring for and treating patients with Covid-19.

Overseas funds continue to cash in on Vietnam’s education sector with a view to diversify investment portfolios.

The 3.2ha land plot leased by the US Embassy to build a new headquarters has a prime location with four facades, adjacent to Pham Van Bach Street and Cau Giay park in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.

“We have to figure out a new ‘farm produce path’ that allows us to connect fields and markets,” said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.

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The HCM City Department of Health has asked the Medical Examination and Treatment Administration and the Drug Administration of Vietnam to approve the use of Reamberin and Cytoflavin drugs in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

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Many reading encouragement programmes have been held to cheer up the people, particularly those staying at home during social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s resurgence.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has outlined a plan for distributing goods to local residents in accordance with the new COVID-19 zoning scheme.

Cooperation is deepened to improve substantial economic and trade results.

The disruption of the production chain in the past few months is pushing rice exporting and processing companies into an increasingly difficult situation.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to educators and students ahead of the new academic year, which is expected to face significant challenges due to COVID-19.

Hanoi has set up additional 39 checkpoints to tighten social distancing rules at 15 districts which are reporting high numbers of Covid-19 infections.