An elderly man with a history of medical conditions has become the 39th COVID-related death in Việt Nam, and the fourth in the past week since the latest surge of community infections.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking the Government’s approval for the establishment of a COVID-19 vaccine fund, it announced on Wednesday.

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Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Lê Quốc Minh has been appointed as editor-in-chief of Nhân dân (People) newspaper.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 20 offered incense and flowers to late President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs at Nga Ba Giong memorial and Gieng nuoc hospital relic site in Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City on May 20 on the occasion of the late leader’s 131st birthday (May 19).

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Wednesday asked all localities to be on high alert as the COVID-19 pandemic is in the community, and stay ready to immediately zone off areas and quarantine any new infections.

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Le Cambodge et la Thaïlande ont lancé le 6 juin la deuxième phase des paiements transfrontaliers par code QR, qui permettra aux ressortissants thaïlandais de faire leurs achats au Cambodge.

A workshop on sculpting and drawing on clay will be held by Vietclay Art every Saturday from now until the end of September.

The sub-treatment committee of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced the death on Thursday morning.

The two new variants are B.1.222 and B.1.619.

A screening of the documentary Robert Doisneau: Le revolte du merveilleux (Robert Doisneau: Through the Lens) will be presented at the Vincom Centre of Contemporary Art (VCCA) on Saturday, May 29.

A film screening of Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute with the Berliner Philharmoniker held in 2013 will be held at Deutsches Haus HCM City on May 29.

The southernmost province of Cà Mau has expanded the areas under the shrimp – forest and shrimp – rice models to farm clean products for export and provide farmers with sustainable incomes.

Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese fashion designers have opted for innovation and meaningful projects.

Young South African woman Alushka Jansen van Vuuren felt the pain of falling in love with the wrong person and travelled to Việt Nam to get over her sorrow but then a new love began, the love for a beautiful country.

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre will host an art conversation “The Undercurrents Of Vietnamese Modern Sculpture Pre/Post-1975 Until Now: an Introduction” on May 22.

Last week, local authorities of the central province of Thanh Hóa approved a project to expand the excavation of Triệu Tường Mausoleum in Hà Trung District with a total investment of nearly VNĐ500 billion (US$21.7 million).

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