(VOVWORLD) -As many as 8.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses are scheduled to arrive in Vietnam this July, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

(VOVWORLD) -Pfizer plans to ask US regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday, based on evidence of greater risk of reinfection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.

(VOVWORLD) -A bike tour around the ancient town of Hoi An ranked ninth among the world's 20 best biking experiences as voted by Tripadvisor readers, VnExpress reported.

(VOVWORLD) -The Olympics will take place without spectators in host city Tokyo, organisers said on Thursday, as a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the Games.

(VOVWORLD) -President Joe Biden on Thursday strongly defended his decision to pull US military forces out of Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people must decide their own future, rather than sacrificing another generation of Americans in an unwinnable war.

(VOVWORLD) - The southern province of Dong Nai on Friday began 15 days of stringent social distancing under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s COVID-19 tally has hit 24,810 as 425 new cases were added Friday morning, with Ho Chi Minh city recording the most.

(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnam Sports Administration (VSA) has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) delay the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to a more suitable time to ensure COVID-19 prevention and control, and the safety of participants, said spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported additional 645 COVID-19 cases on Thursday evening, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam welcomes and highly appreciates the UN and other international organizations and countries for sharing COVID-19 vaccines with Vietnam.