(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 5pm on Friday to 5pm on Saturday, Vietnam recorded 4,513 new infections: 1 imported case and 4,512 domestic cases, down 261 cases against the previous day. Ho Chi Minh City still had the most COVID-19 cases: 1,662.

(VOVWORLD) - The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has launched a writing contest on exemplary role models to encourage others to follow suit.

(VOVWORLD) - The pandemic has been almost under control nationwide with new cases and deaths falling markedly in hotspot southern provinces, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and a National Assembly delegation of Hai Phong City met with voters on Saturday in Tien Lang district and the meeting was broadcast live to 21 communes and towns.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday emphasized that the voters’ meeting is to listen to the thoughts and aspirations of the medical staff to find solutions to deal with the current problems of the health sector and contribute to the effectiveness of people's health care and socio-economic stability after the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other members of the National Assembly on Saturday met voters in Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung district via online conference.

(VOVWORLD) - A conference on global FDI and response of FDI businesses in Vietnam to the new normal was held online on Friday with the participation of the Economic University of the Hanoi National University, Hai Phong University, Thuongmai University, and the Management Board of the Hai Phong Economic Zone.

(VOVWORLD) - A Vietnamese delegation led by Don Tuan Phong, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly, is attending the Pre-COP26 Parliamentary Meeting in Italy.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam attaches importance to cooperation with the UN and other international organizations in pandemic response and the implementation of sustainable development goals, a Vietnamese diplomat has said at a UN committee meeting this week.