The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $60 million financial package to improve the climate resilience of the transport and water supply infrastructure in Việt Nam’s south-central coastal provinces of Bình Định and Quảng Nam.

Việt Nam to date has received about 28 million doses from various sources, mostly AstraZeneca with 17 million doses (from VNVC, bilateral donations and COVAX), followed by five million doses of Moderna (US donation).

The General Department of State Reserves is giving 14,500 tonnes of rice from the national reserve for free distribution to HCM City's struggling populace.

在2023年即将结束之际，越通社经济新闻编辑部评出十大经济新闻。

A webinar on vocational education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic took place on August 26, with international experience shared and recommendations made for Vietnam.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has assigned the Minister of Health to encourage localities and organisations to procure vaccines against COVID-19.

South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries Viet Nam (Doosan Vina) donated nearly VNĐ2.3 billion (about US$100,000) to Quảng Ngãi Province to purchase medical equipment for its third field hospital for treating COVID-19 patients.

US Vice President Kamala Harris said her trip to Vietnam “signals the beginning of the next chapter” in the relationship between the two countries, at a press conference on June 26 at the end of her three-day visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

The Ministry of Health on August 25 announced that the antiviral drug molnupiravir will be part of the medicine package provided to COVID-19 patients in HCM City, while three robots will be used to deliver food to patients at a resuscitation hospital.

The tourism sector of Hà Nội has been implementing various strict measures both to curb the spread of the virus in the community and to minimise the effects caused by the pandemic.

The Steering Committee on Judicial Reform discussed and agreed two major issues on justice and draft online trial regulations at the 13th meeting on Thursday.

Tuồng (classical drama) artist Bạch Mai and culinary artisan Triệu Thị Chơi died after days of COVID-19 treatment in hospitals in HCM City on August 25. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited HCM City on Thursday (August 26) to check COVID-19 prevention efforts in what is the country’s hotspot.

The Ministry of Defence will send 2,000 soldiers to help with COVID-19 prevention efforts in Bình Dương Province.

据越通社驻曼谷记者报道，因印度尼西亚的需求增加，今年泰国大米出口量有望达870万至880万吨。

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 60 million USD financing package to improve the climate resilience of transport and water supply infrastructure in Vietnam’s south-central coastal provinces of Binh Dinh and Quang Nam, especially in remote upland districts with large ethnic minority communities.

25日，越南共产党中央军事委员会第八次会议在河内召开。会议对2023年国防军事任务执行情况和党的建设工作进行评价；确定2024年工作任务方向和领导实施各项任务的措施。

Việt Nam’s total COVID-19 caseload reached 392,938 on Thursday after the Ministry of Health reported a daily increase of 11,575 and a further 318 deaths.

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