VN reports two new cases, 43 recoveries on Wednesday morning

A Japanese expert who died in a hotel in Hanoi in mid-February was identified as being infected with a new coronavirus variant, the fifth of its kind in Vietnam, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long confirmed on Wednesday. According to genetic sequencing results, the new variant is referred to as…

See Details: 5th coronavirus variant in Vietnam found in Japanese who died in Hanoi

The border guard force in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on February 24 arrested five Chinese nationals who illegally entered Vietnam and had intention to escape to another country.

See Details: Binh Phuoc arrests five illegal Chinese immigrants

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Tuesday applauded Vietnam’s achievements in its fight against COVID-19 while also stressing a high likelihood of future pathogen emergence in the country. Dam’s statements were made during his chairmanship of a meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. During…

See Details: Coronavirus can still be in the community in Vietnam: Deputy PM

Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held up the agreement with New Zealand during the first New Zealand – Việt Nam Agricultural Dialogue. — Photo from the New Zealand Embassy in Việt Nam HÀ NỘI — New Zealand and Việt Nam on Wednesday added a new…

See Details: New Zealand and Việt Nam boost agricultural cooperation

A 22-year-old man from the northern Vietnamese province of Ha Nam throttled his 16-year-old girlfriend to death on Wednesday after she spent a night at his parents’ house. Ha Nam police received a report of the body of a teengirl found at a residence in Vinh Tru Town, Ly Nhan District at…

See Details: Young Vietnamese man strangles teenage girlfriend after overnight stay

Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper has launched a fundraising program for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines in order to inoculate all Vietnamese citizens. Named ‘Cung Tuoi Tre Gop Vaccine COVID-19’ (Making COVID-19 Vaccine Contributions with Tuoi Tre), the program aims to help Vietnam acquire a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccine doses for the entire…

See Details: Tuoi Tre holds crowdfunding campaign for COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam

The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Tân Sơn Nhất Airport. VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccination programme will be conducted in line with the Government’s resolution, ensuring equal access to the vaccines, heard a meeting between the Ministry of Health and WHO and…

See Details: Việt Nam works to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines

A group of young people from Ho Chi Minh City had transported agricultural products from the northern province of Hai Duong to the southern metropolis before selling them at zero dong on Tuesday in the hope of easing the burden on farmers in the virus-hit locality. The group, in collaboration with…

See Details: Saigonese help consume unsold vegetables from Vietnam’s virus-hit province