Two new imported COVID-19 cases confirmed on Friday

COVID-19 vaccination will begin on Monday in 13 Vietnamese provinces and cities which recently recorded local infections, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. According to a decision signed by Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong on Saturday, the 117,600 COVID-19 vaccine doses that Vietnam currently has will be distributed…

See Details: Vietnam to begin COVID-19 vaccination in 13 provinces, cities next week

The first batch of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrives in HCM City on February 24. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Frontline health workers, non-medical personnel who are potentially exposed to Covid-19 patients and samples and police and military personnel will be the first to get vaccines in HCM…

See Details: HCM City releases priority list for receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City detected 35 Chinese, believed to be border jumpers, at a local hotel on Saturday in the context of Vietnam having battled a new wave of COVID-19 infections since late January. The group of Chinese arrived on a bus at the hotel on Ly Tu…

See Details: 35 Chinese, suspected to be border jumpers, found at Ho Chi Minh City hotel

Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- There will be a total of 500 seats in Vietnam’s 15th National Assembly at both central and local levels, according to a new resolution adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee. Society -- The Ministry of Health on Sunday morning confirmed two…

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Two new cases announced on Sunday morning. Both are imported and were quarantined on arrival.

See Details: Two new COVID-19 cases announced on Sunday morning

Vietnam has surpassed the likes of Bhutan to rank fifth among a total of 140 countries worldwide in the Happy Planet Index results, coming in second in the Asia-Pacific region.

See Details: Vietnam in fifth place in happy planet index rankings

The six new cases in Hải Dương Province have all been quarantined.

See Details: Six new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday evening

The traditional weaving skills of Red Dao ethnic minority people in Hoang Su Phi district, the northern province of Ha Giang, have been preserved and developed together with other features of traditional culture.

See Details: Red Dao ethnic minority people preserve weaving skills