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Vietnam applies technology to facilitate COVID-19 contact tracing

16:38 | 23/02/2021

The government is asking for local authorities to use the made-in-Vietnam Bluezone app as a major solution to trace sources of infection instead of taking it only as a supporting measure.

Japanese journal: Vietnam to represent bright spot in global economy in 2021

15:25 | 23/02/2021

Many forecasts have outlined the nation’s economic growth in the year ahead, with a reputable UK bank forecasting that the Vietnamese economy is likely to reach a growth rate of 7.8%, while the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has predicted it will reach a figure of 6.3%.

Made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine effective against new variant viruses

14:26 | 23/02/2021

Made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 vaccines have proved effective in trials and appear to work well against new coronavirus variants.

Hanoi proposes to buy 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for the locals

11:22 | 23/02/2021

Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Health Hoang Duc Hanh said that the local health department has proposed to buy around 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine for the locals over 18 years.

Vietnamese community in India gathers for Tet late due to Covid-19

10:14 | 23/02/2021

The Vietnamese Embassy in India held a meeting with overseas Vietnamese in India on February 20 to celebrate the Year of Buffalo 2021. Given the complicated development of Covid-19, the meeting took place later than in previous years. Nevertheless, the cozy atmosphere along with the Embassy’s care helped Vietnamese ex-pats to reduce their nostalgia for the home country.

With no community transmission, Hanoi considers easing Covid-19 preventive measures

10:14 | 23/02/2021

Hanoi city is contemplating a gradual removal of restrictive measures to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic as no community transmission cases detected in over one week. Therefore, the department must have plans and assess the risks fully before proposing solutions for the business to reopen.

11 prioritized-groups of COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam

10:05 | 23/02/2021

The Ministry of Health has just announced the first 11 groups of people to be vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine in the context of limited vaccine supply in Vietnam.

Hanoi presents financial aid and face masks to pandemic-hit Hai Duong province

09:11 | 23/02/2021

Hanoi assisted the northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s biggest Covid-19 hotspot VND2 billion (US$ 87000) and 50,000 medical face masks.

Vietnam COVID-19 Updates (Feb 23): Only 3 new cases this morning in quarantined area

08:55 | 23/02/2021

Three more Covid-19 patients were confirmed in the northern province of Hai Duong Tuesday morning, raising its community infections to 620 in less than a month.

Students in many provinces and cities coming back to schools

08:13 | 23/02/2021

After a long Lunar New Year (Tet) break and absence from school given the complicated development of the Covid-19 pandemic, many provinces have decided to open schools from February 22.

3 super-cold COVID-19 vaccine storages ready to operate in Vietnam

07:00 | 23/02/2021

Three freezer units with temperatures kept at minus 86 to minus 46 degrees Celcius have been set up in HCMC, Da Nang and Hanoi. The trio can simultaneously accommodate up to three million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

Vietnam announces its candidature for membership of UN Human Rights Council 2023-2025

06:56 | 23/02/2021

Vietnam continues to “put emphasis on the protection and promotion of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of our people, even in this most difficult of times", and is thus presenting its candidature for membership of the UN Human Rights Council for the term 2023-2025.