Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, paid a working visit to Binh Chanh district in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday before social distancing was imposed. Mr. Dam said Ho Chi Minh City must take drastic steps to
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for close cooperation between provinces, cities, and localities to ensure a sufficient essential goods supply for Ho Chi Minh city and other localities in the south which are being hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry instructed road management agencies to
Having escaped the worst when the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, Southeast Asia is now suffering record rises in deaths and cases, while vaccination shortfalls and highly contagious variants have derailed containment efforts, said Reuters on Friday. As countries like Britain, Germany and France prepare to remove most
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just recognized four national intangible cultural heritages of the northern province of Lao Cai. They are the Bac Ha Horse Racing Festival, the decorative arts on the costumes of the Mong people in Bac Ha district, the decorative arts on the costumes of
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the spirit of “all for Ho Chi Minh City” and asked to give all the best for the city to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. Concluding the online meeting with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, Prime Minister said he will
580,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday morning as caseloads of the fourth wave of pandemic are rising. Ngo Chi Dung, Chairman and Director General of Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC), said this is the third vaccine delivery as part of a contract
– The national carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will begin piloting a digital health passport IATA Travel Pass next Thursday and July 23 on two flights from Japan’s Narita airport to Da Nang airport. The launch is a part of the agreement signed by Vietnam Airlines and the
