A total of 127 new local cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Việt Nam in the last 12 hours. 

COVID-19 update

Between noon and 6pm, a total of 131 new cases were detected. All but two are local transmissions.

Việt Nam has recorded its 36th COVID-19-related death.  The deceased patient is an 89-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension. She died on May 15. 

在出席第78届联合国大会高级别会议周和在美开展双边活动期间，越南政府总理范明政于当地时间9月21日上午考察了纽约证券交易所（NYSE）并在世界这一最大证券交易所敲响开市钟。

应孟加拉国国民议会议长希琳•沙尔敏•乔杜里(Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury)和保加利亚共和国议会议长罗森·热利亚兹科夫(Rossen Zhelyazkov)的邀请，越共中央政治局委员、越南国会主席王廷惠9月21日早晨率领越南国会高级代表团自2023 年 9月 21 日至26 日对孟加拉国和保加利亚进行正式访问。

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Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has warned the nation to remain vigilant, despite the excellent work carried out to contain the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.

The south – central province of Ninh Thuận has raised sheep breeding to an industrial scale using advanced techniques to improve productivity and value. 

Ministries, agencies, local governments and press/media agencies were told to work closely to boost communication to increase public understanding, awareness, responsibility and consensus in national defence.

Vietnamese actress Hoàng Thị Bích Phượng has been raking in the plaudits for her performance in the film Tình Yêu Vô Hình (Invisible Love).

St Joseph's Cathedral in downtown Hà Nội is one of the earliest Catholic buildings in the capital city, a miniature of the Paris Notre Dame Cathedral. The cathedral is now being renovated.

Rap Việt All-Star 2021, a concert that featured dozens of rappers from the Vietnamese underground music scene, will be broadcast on the streaming platform VieON at 8pm on May 21.

Miss Universe Vietnam has turned heads with her latest pageant outfit. Nguyen Tran Khanh Van brought a very unique costume to the Miss Universe pageant competition in the US. A large egg? Looks like it, but really it’s far more significant to Vietnam. Watch and find out.

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9月21日中午，越南政府副总理陈红河在政府总部会见日本三井石油勘探开发公司（MOECO）董事长兼总经理原田秀则（Harada Hidenori）。 ​

Sixty new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Friday evening including one imported cases and 59 domestic ones, said the Ministry of Health.

The Police Department of Đà Nẵng City is prosecuting a man for illegally helping foreigners enter Việt Nam.