A closed cinema in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính asks authorities to consider the reopening of cinemas across the country. According to the dispatch released from the Government Office, a number of cinema businesses in Hà Nội has sent a …
Read More »VN confirms 15,707 new coronavirus cases on Saturday
A COVID-19 patient’s household has been locked down in Thanh Hoá City in the northern province of Thanh Hoá. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Nam HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam confirmed a total of 15,707 new COVID-19 patients on Saturday, raising the total number to 2,126,444. Forty-nine were imported …
Read More »PC-COVID app now allows users to self-updated vaccination status
PC-COVID app’s new feature allows vaccination information from both the medical facility and self-declaration. — VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The latest update of PC-COVID, Việt Nam’s mobile app for COVID-19 prevention and control, allows users to submit their own vaccination information and stores certificates in a wallet. In the new version, users can fill …
Read More »Việt Nam to recognise vaccine passport from more countries, repatriate Vietnamese citizens for Tết
Việt Nam has organised more than 800 flights to repatriate nearly 200,000 Vietnamese citizens from more than 60 countries and territories. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is seeking to recognise vaccine passports and certificate from more countries and will work harder to repatriate Vietnamese citizens …
Read More »16,715 new COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday
A medical worker takes a COVID-19 testing sample from a resident in southern Ninh Thuận Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Công Thử HÀ NỘI – A total of 16,715 new COVID-19 infections were detected on Thursday, bringing the national caseload to 2,094,802. Among the new cases, 78 were imported and the rest were …
Read More »Gov’t tell ministries to work on easing entry of foreigners, overseas Vietnamese and relatives
Foreign nationals from Japan arrived at Nội Bài International Airport, Hà Nội, on January 1, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has given in-principle approval on entry procedures for foreigners, as well as overseas Vietnamese and their relatives. …
Read More »PM directs roadmap to welcome foreign visitors
Foreign tourists on a tour to Hội An City, Quảng Nam Province. — Photo courtesy of the Quảng Nam Province’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism HÀ NỘI — The Government Office has issued a dispatch on the Prime Minister’s directions on building a roadmap to open the door to …
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak forces suspension of Hà Nội spring festivals
Hương (Perfume) Pagoda festival. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Many spring festivals in the capital city of Hà Nội will be halted for the second straight year due to complicated COVID-19 developments. Incense offering rituals will be held on a small scale. Authorities of Mỹ Đức District, which is home …
Read More »AstraZeneca to slash vaccine prices for Việt Nam, transfer production technology
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (right) had talks with Nitin Kapoor, President for Asia Area Frontier Markets at AstraZeneca, and Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Việt Nam, on Wednesday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính hosted a …
Read More »With high vaccination rate, it’s time to safely open schools: Education minister
A 9th grade class in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Education minister Nguyễn Kim Sơn said yesterday that thanks to high COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country it’s time to adjust policies for the safe reopening of schools. He was speaking during a conference on COVID-19 safe …
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