(VOVWORLD) -The Delta variant first detected in India is now spreading rapidly in Southeast Asia.

(VOVWORLD) - The total number COVID-19 infections in Vietnam has surpassed 100,000 as the Ministry of Health confirmed 2,708 new cases on Monday morning.

(VOVWORLD) - HCM city residents will be banned from going out between 6 pm and 6 am the next day, starting Monday, as Vietnam’s largest economic hub sees no sign of improvement in its COVID-19 fight after more than two weeks into stringent social distancing under Directive 16, equivalent to a lockdown.

(VOVWORLD) - 3,552 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Vietnam on Sunday evening, raising the national tally in the day to 7,531, according to the Health Ministry.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam welcomes the decision of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday not to take trade action against Vietnam in connection with the investigation into Vietnam’s currency policy under section 301 of the US Trade Act 1974, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - Indian scholar Prof. G. Jayachandra Reddy praised Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s writing on Vietnam’s socialism and path towards socialism, calling it an “inspiring piece of article at the appropriate time.”

(VOVWORLD) - Lawmakers spent the whole Sunday debating socio-economic development including the battle against COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception on Saturday for a delegation of 50 revolution contributors and relatives of martyrs, who represented nearly 10 million people who rendered services to the revolution across the country, on the occasion of the 74th War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

(VOVWORLD) - 3 million more doses of Moderna vaccine donated by the US through the COVAX Facility have arrived in Vietnam. Half of the doses were delivered to HCM city on Saturday and the remainder to Hanoi on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - 3,979 cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Vietnam on Sunday morning, raising the national tally to nearly 95,000, according to the Health Ministry.