Viet Nam's two-year fight against COVID-19 Today Viet Nam reaches two-year mark of the first COVID-19 cases. 09:57 | 24/01/2022
WHO highly appreciates Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccine access and progress Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, on Monday congratulated Việt Nam and highly appreciated its efforts in accessing COVID-19 vaccines and conducting the vaccination campaign. 14:52 | 11/01/2022
Viet Nam to discontinue “automatic stay extension” for foreign nationals from mid-January Viet Nam will discontinue “automatic stay extension” for foreign nationals from 15th January, 2022. 09:12 | 11/01/2022
Viet Nam among six countries with highest vaccination rates Viet Nam is one of six countries in the world in terms of the number of people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Government’s report on socio-economic performance in 2021. 08:26 | 06/01/2022
Viet Nam reports first Omicron case The Ministry of Health has reported the first Omicron case in a person who recently returned from the UK. 09:19 | 29/12/2021
Viet Nam to resume regular international passenger flights next year The Government has decided to resume regular international passenger flights on a pilot basis from January 1, 2022, in a bid to boost economic recovery. 14:31 | 11/12/2021
Results in from largest-ever survey on women and children in Việt Nam The results from Việt Nam largest ever survey have painted a clearer picture of the lives of children and women in the country, touching on issues such as maternal health, education, equality and domestic violence. 15:49 | 09/12/2021
Việt Nam starts giving booster COVID-19 vaccine shots in December The Vietnamese health ministry has urged localities to prepare to administer COVID-19 booster vaccine shots, which could start within December, with priority on over 50s and frontline workers. 09:03 | 03/12/2021
Viet Nam persists with pandemic countermeasures, maintains macro-economy Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 13 chaired a webinar discussing measures to boost post-pandemic economic recovery, flexibly adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, overcome economic disruption and strengthen locality-to-locality connectivity. 09:09 | 14/10/2021
Việt Nam strives to return to 'new normal' by September 30, shifts away from Zero COVID strategy: PM Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has agreed to change the strategy policy from "Zero COVID" to "Safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic", striving to bring the country back to a new normal by the end of September. 09:29 | 28/09/2021
