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PM calls on expats to keep joining nation's efforts in pandemic combat

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to the overseas Vietnamese community, calling on them to remain unanimous and stand side by side with the homeland in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Top legislator calls on AIPA member states to jointly protect ASEAN against COVID-19

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on March 30 sent a letter to heads of the organisation's members, calling for their engagement in the fight against COVID-19.

International organisations hail Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19

The WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USCDC) spoke highly of Vietnam’s performance in preventing and combating COVID-19 at a working session on February 28.

Philippines declares polio "outbreak"

The Department of Health of the Philippines announced on September 19 that polio is re-emerging in the country, 19 years after the World Health Organisation declared the Southeast Asian country free of the infectious disease.