COVID-19 update

Factory workers at industrial parks in the northern provinces of Bắc Giang and Bắc Ninh must get priority for vaccination, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Wednesday.

10月2日，泰国总理赛塔·他威信(Srettha Thavisin)表示，泰国政府将努力在未来四年内将泰国发展成为高收入国家。

A 67-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and diabetes in the northern province Bắc Ninh is Viet Nam's 45th COVID-19 related death, health authorities announced Wednesday.

10月3日，第78届联合国大会社会、人道主义和文化委员会在美国纽约联合国总部讨论促进妇女进步问题。

A national no-tobacco week is being held from May 25 to 31 in response to World No Tobacco Day 2021, with a view to raising public awareness about the harmful effects of smoking.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has hailed the tireless efforts and wholehearted devotion of medical workers, the “white blouse” soldiers on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

在2023年第19届亚洲运动会（ASIAD 2023）藤球女子四人半决赛中，越南队战胜中国队获得决赛入场券。

Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, willbegin Phase 3 of clinical trials in June involving up to 13,000 volunteers.

COVID-19

On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced a record of 243 locally infected cases in Bắc Giang, bringing the total number of cases in the northern province on the day to 375 cases.

Vietnam Airlines will provide free transport of personnel who are sent to assist with the anti-pandemic fight in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang, the largest hotspots of COVID-19 in the country, as from May 26.

In the context of the extensive and pervasive integration of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, e-commerce business models have successively surpassed traditional ones. According to the e-Conomy SEA 2020 by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, Vietnam’s e-commerce industry grew by 46 percent.

A donation of VNĐ1 billion (US$43,000) will be sent from Da Nang City to support five localities of Laos – Salavan, Champasak, Attapu, Savannakhet and Sekong – in the fight against COVID-19.

Another 288,000 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport Tuesday night.

Non-touch temperature screening kiosks and cameras as well as software modules using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) have been set up in high-risk locations, including quarantine areas.

An independent research group from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research has forecast that the total number of coronavirus cases in the fourth COVID-19 wave could reach 4,500-6,600 depending on the level of social distancing.

10月3日上午，越南国家银行越盾对美元汇率有所略增，人民币汇率涨跌互现。

A photo contest aiming to honour Việt Nam’s cultural heritage has opened for entries from all comers.

Paintings by celebrated Vietnamese artists sold for top dollar on Sunday in Hong Kong.