As many as 1,502 COVID-19 patients were confirmed in the nation since it was hit by the fourth Covid-19 wave on April 27.
Vietnam News Today (May 19) features headlines include Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, PM orders ensuring success of general elections, second national conference on general elections held and Covid-19 update.
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, voiced his deep concerns regarding escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, with the ongoing conflict leading to growing casualties.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 26th International Conference on The Future of Asia, set to be held in the form of a video conference on May 20-21.
The suspension is issued following the detection of one infected GrabCar driver in the central city.
An 800-bed makeshift hospital is being set up at “lightning speed” in the northern province to help shoulder the rising number of Covid-19 patients
A stamp set has been produced to honor Nguyen Co Thanh, Vietnam's former minister of foreign affairs, on the 100th anniversary of his birthday
Vietnam News Today (May 17): Voters and election officials required to make health declarations. Meanwhile, US pork producers seek to penetrate deep into Vietnam market; coal, hydro power to give way to renewables, and Covid-19 updates also make headlines today.
Vietnam will get 31 million Covid-19 vaccine doses developed by U.S.-based firm Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech Pfizer Inc. this year, the Health Ministry said.
Three of the biggest coronavirus epicenters in Vietnam, namely Ha Nam, Da Nang, Vinh Phuc, have been controlled.
Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo has affirmed that China attaches importance to and supports Vietnam’s policy of pursuing socialism that suits its realities.
The Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang has affirmed that Vietnam always respects people’s right to belief and religious freedom, which is protected by the law.