Additional 219 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Vietnam on Thursday
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 219 new COVID-19 infections over the past day as of Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 219 new COVID-19 infections over the past day as of Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - World Trade Organization members agreed on Wednesday to start formal negotiations on a plan to boost COVID-19 vaccine supply to developing countries, but face rival proposals - one with and one without a waiver of intellectual property rights.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will continue to seek vaccine sources to diversify the supplies, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

(VOVWORLD) - The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs organized a ceremony on Thursday to receive donations for the national vaccine fund by the Steve Bui & Friends Foundation, the Phuong Long Nhien-Vung Tau Company and the Cosmos Japan Creation JSC.

(VOVWORLD) - Exports of wood and timber products surged 42 percent year-on-year to reach a record high of more than 6 billion USD in the first five months of 2021 despite global supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to customs data.

(VOVWORLD) - In the past years, the Vietnamese Party and State and society have paid special attention to the care and education of children considering it a top priority in ensuring social security and national stability and development. During the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese children are considered the most vulnerable who need particular care and protection from society.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's tally of locally-transmitted infections increased to 8,106 as the Health Ministry confirmed 86 more fresh community transmissions at noon on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 70 new COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on Thursday, including 66 domestically-transmitted infections and three imported cases that were quarantined right upon their arrival in An Giang province.

(VOVWORLD) - From 12 noon to 6pm on Wednesday, Vietnam reported 60 new cases of COVID-19. They include 3 imported cases in Tay Ninh and 57 locally-transmitted cases in Ho Chi Minh City (20), Bac Giang (19), Bac Ninh (12), Hanoi (4), Lang Son (1), and Tan Trieu Cancer K Hospital (1). All cases were detected in quarantine or lockdown areas.

(VOVWORLD) - The National Fund for Vietnamese Children is calling on local and foreign donors to provide different forms of aid to children affected by the COVID-19 resurgence in Vietnam.
