(VOVWORLD) - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has issued a directive on measures needed to balance market supply and demand and prevent speculation and trade violations.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked for timely support for farmers and exporters who might encounter difficulties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic with harvests of lychee and longan about to begin.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang city authorities are giving priority to containing the coronavirus at industrial parks, where a number of new infections have been reported.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for COVID-19 vaccine production to be doubled and for fairer distribution of vaccines in the developing world.

(VOVWORLD) - As of Thursday, there have been more than 161 million COVID-19 infections in the world and 3.3 million deaths, according to worldometers.info. The US, India, and Turkey have the most infections.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on Thursday proposed the government to adopt a special mechanism for Thu Duc City.

(VOVWORLD) - A female sea turtle that was rescued by a fisherman in Thang Binh district has been handed over to rescuers of the Da Nang-based SaSa Marine animals rescue team.

(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 1.7 million doses of AstraZenceca COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Vietnam on Sunday, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said on Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - An invitation slot for the Olympics will be given to Vietnamese athlete Quach Thi Lan.

(VOVWORLD) - The UN Security Council (UNSC) held the second emergency meeting this week on Wednesday to discuss escalating tension between Israel and Palestine in recent days, during which Vietnam expressed serious concern over and oppose related violent acts.