The central city of Da Nang aims to complete giving two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to all residents over 18 years old by the end of this year, according to the city’s Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The committee said 67.6% of the city’s adult population of
The Vietnam Vaccine Company (VNVC) on Monday handed over 1.3 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the Health Ministry as part of its contract for 30 million doses. The vaccine arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City last Friday, and quality controls took three days, according to the company.
Vietnam recorded 9,362 new infections of COVID-19 on Monday, raising the national tally to 766,051, according to the Ministry of Health. HCM city reported the highest number of new cases (4,134), followed by its neighboring Binh Duong province (3,793). Hanoi detected 4 new cases. To date, 538,454 patients have recovered
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (APMM) arrested nine Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching into Malaysian waters to harvest sea cucumbers, Sunday. Kelantan state MMEA director Maritime Captain Syed Nor Adli Syed Ab Rahman said the suspects, aged 24 to 53, were detained at 54 and 56 nautical miles off Tok Bali
When Chinese President Xi Jinping last week announced his country will stop building coal power plants overseas, environmental activists were jubilant. It’s easy to see why. China is a major financial backer of coal-fired power plants around the world, which emit greenhouse gases that cause climate change. With China’s announcement,
Drugmaker Pfizer said it has started a large-scale clinical trial of a drug to ward off COVID-19 in those who are exposed to the virus. The trial for the oral antibiotic will involve 2,660 healthy adult participants who live in the same household as someone who is infected with COVID-19.
The Royal Navy said a British warship was sailing through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a rare voyage by a non-US military vessel through the sensitive waterway that is likely to strain ties with Beijing. “After a busy period working with partners and allies in the East China Sea, we
