South Korean tourists during their Phú Quốc tour under Việt Nam’s vaccine passport programme in late November 2021. — Photo from the Việt Nam National Administration for Tourism HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has released guidelines to implement the second phase of the pilot …
Read More »Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang begins tenure as head of Việt Nam’s permanent delegation to UN
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang receives the appointment as the head of the Việt Nam delegation to the United Nations from President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on January 20, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — Ambassador Đặng Hoàng Giang began his tenure as Head …
Read More »Drug administration grants licences for first three made-in-Việt Nam Molnupiravir products
Molnupiravir STELLA 400mg, one of the three Molnupiravir drugs licensed by the health authorities of Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the manufacturer HÀ NỘI — The Drug Administration of Việt Nam under the Ministry of Health has issued the list of three COVID-19 treatment drugs produced in Việt Nam …
Read More »19.2% of COVID-19 patients in Việt Nam are under 18 years old
COVID-19 positive children in a field hospital in the northern city of Bắc Giang in early 2022 during a coronavirus outbreak sweeping through several primary schools and kindergartens. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — About 490,000 children in Việt Nam were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus since the …
Read More »Foreign ministry provides updates on vaccine passport recognition, tourist visa issuance
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI —14 countries and territories have so far recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine certificates, while Việt Nam has recognised those of 79 countries and territories. Addressing reporters’ questions on the updates of bilateral …
Read More »COVID self-monitoring patients lifted from self-quarantine after 7 days
A household is locked down due to having a COVID-19 self-monitoring patient in the coastal central of Phú Yên. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phạm Cường HÀ NỘI — COVID-19 patients, who are allowed to monitor at home, will be lifted from self-quarantine after seven days with a negative test result for SARS-CoV2 instead …
Read More »Air links between Việt Nam and 19 countries/territories have reopened since pilot flight resumption
Nôi Bài International Airport, Hà Nội, on February 15, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 19 flight routes between Việt Nam and other countries have resumed operations since the pilot programme to bring back international flights starting from the beginning of 2022, according to the …
Read More »19.2% of children in Việt Nam contracted COVID-19 since pandemic began
COVID-19 positive children in a field hospital in the northern city of Bắc Giang in early 2022 during a coronavirus outbreak sweeping through several primary schools and kindergartens. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — About 490,000 children in Việt Nam were confirmed to have contracted coronavirus since the …
Read More »Gov’t agrees with proposal to reopen int’l tourism from March 15
Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Bình. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Government has agreed with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s proposal to fully reopen international tourism activities in the new normal, starting from March 15 after two years …
Read More »VN asks Pfizer to soon deliver 22 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses for children aged 5-11
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính had a telephone call with Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla late Tuesday from Hà Nội on the delivery of paediatric COVID-19 vaccines to Việt Nam. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla …
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