The Group of Seven countries will donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses over the next year and will do more on climate change, G7 leaders said in a communique on Sunday. They praised US President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive the G7 after an era of too many disagreements. UK
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he expects his summit this week with US President Joe Biden to help establish a dialogue between the two countries and restore personal contact, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday. Mr. Putin said he wants the upcoming summit to pave the way for a dialogue
The recent general elections and the new National Assembly’s first session topped the agenda of a meeting of full time lawmakers in Hanoi on Monday. During the two-day session, the NA Standing Committee will also give opinions on law and ordinance development program and expected monitoring programs of the NA
The national COVID-19 vaccine fund has received donations totalling nearly 212 million USD from organisations and individuals, according to the fund’s management board. Vietnam needs 150 million doses of vaccine to vaccinate 75% of its population this year. The cost will be about 1.1 billion USD. Minister of Finance
The first batch of Vietnam’s Thanh Ha lychees has hit the shelves of Thanh Binh Jeune supermarket, an Asian supermarket chain, in Paris. The consignment was shipped to France under the preferential tariffs of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which took effect 10 months ago. Vu Anh Son, head
The Health Ministry confirmed 75 new domestic cases of COVID-19 on Monday evening. 26 of the cases were in HCM city, 29 in Bac Giang, 8 in Bac Ninh, 11 in Ha Tinh, and 1 in Nghe An. 69 cases are linked to quarantine facilities or locked down areas.
– Vietnamese health authorities on Monday reported two more deaths relating to COVID-19. The country’s 60th death was an 87-year-old woman from Bac Ninh province, who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on June 4. She was admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases and required endotracheal intubation, ventilator, dialysis and intensive care. Due
