(VOVWORLD) - The Military Medical Academy on Friday continued to test the home-grown Nanocovax vaccine against COVID-19 in its phase 3 trial for the first 240 volunteers.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Russia always cherish the history of the two countries' relations, including defense cooperation and are ready to develop their long-standing traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership, according to phone conversation between the two defense ministers on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice Chairman of the Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung on Friday signed a digital document on implementing a COVID-19 vaccination drive in the city during the 2021-2022 period.

(VOVWORLD) - UNICEF on Friday applauded the Vietnamese government for having launched a national programme to protect children online.

(VOVWORLD) - All arrivals at Quang Ninh province’s Van Don International Airport will undergo piloted new COVID-19 quarantine regulations from July 1, according to the Ministry of Health’s online meeting on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit and expressed his support for the Tokyo Olympics.

(VOVWORLD) - The Euro 2020 soccer championship finally got underway on Friday after a year-long delay with a colorful fireworks show and choreography featuring balloons representing the 24 teams in Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s national football team beat Malaysia 2-1 in the penultimate match of Group G of the World Cup Qualifiers 2022 in Asia, which took place Friday night in UAE.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported an additional 68 locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases during the past 12 hours, raising its national count of infections to 10,048, the Ministry of Health said at 6am on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Health said that from 12 noon to 6pm on Friday, 63 more domestic cases of COVID-19 were detected in four provinces and cities, bringing the total number of cases of the day to 196. Of them, 11 were quarantined immediately after entry. 185 cases were recorded in Bac Giang (95), Ho Chi Minh City (48), Bac Ninh (28), Ha Tinh (8 ), and Hanoi (6).