The Health Ministry confirmed 126 new domestic COVID-19 cases Sunday noon. 105 cases were recorded in HCM city, 7 in Long An, 5 in Bac Giang, 1 in Bac Kan, and 8 in Hung Yen. 114 of the cases were detected in quarantine facilities or locked down areas. As of
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday launched a 15 billion USD canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus Strait by laying the foundations of a bridge over the planned route. According to President Erdogan, the Bosphorus Strait is under the greatest pressure of any waterway in the
A third wave of COVID-19 in Maharashtra could infect 5 million people, and the number of new cases could reach 800,000 at its peak, the Maharashtra state government and Indian health experts said. Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal on Friday explained that Maharashtra may be at greater risk from
-Sydney and some surrounding areas entered a hard two-week COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday as authorities struggle to control a fast-spreading outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant that has grown to 80 cases. This blockade started from Saturday evening and will last until July 9. More than 5 million residents
All four Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2021 won silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The students are Ho Ngoc Vinh Phat, a 12th grader from Quoc Hoc – Hue High School for the Gifted in Thua Thien-Hue province; Truong Van
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and former President Nguyen Minh Triet on Saturday expressed profound condolences over the death of Greek Hero of the Vietnam People’s Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis, whose Vietnamese name is Nguyen Van Lap. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang,
General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and State President Thongloun Sisoulith’s selection of Vietnam for his first overseas trip after taking office demonstrates the importance that Laos attaches to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. The statement was made by Lao
