The northern province of Bac Giang, dubbed Vietnam’s “kingdom of lychee”, has devised three scenarios for the sales of its staple in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The People’s Committee of HCMC on June 19 has announced to suspend temporary street markets, taxis, App-based cars and motorbikes transporting passengers, city buses and trans-provincial coaches amid continuing Covid-19 transmission.

Hanoi targets to ensure that most local people have vaccinated as soon as possible and to bring social life back to normal.

The nation recorded 78 more COVID-19 infections, including 76 domestic cases and two imported ones, in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on June 20, taking the national tally to 12,978, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam, at the request of the United Nations, has received and successfully treated a UN staff member who contracted COVID-19 while working in a regional country and was in critical condition.

Professor Nguyen Thien Nhan has written the following article about how to curb the Covid-19 in Vietnam within three months.

As the whole country comes together to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, electricity boxes along streets in Hanoi have become works of art, creating a new look for much of the capital as part of pandemic prevention efforts.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported 92 new COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 16, including one imported case, pushing the national count to 11,304.

The national tally of COVID-19 infections rose to 10,999 after 118 more locally-transmitted cases were confirmed in the past six hours to 12pm on June 15, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Depositing money at banks is currently the safest and most profitable investment channel, as Covid-19 developments remain complicated and the stock market is "hot" and, thus, risky.

Vietnam reported 71 more COVID-19 infections, including one imported case, in the last 12 hours to 6am on June 15, according to the Ministry of Health.

The northern province of Bac Ninh eased social distancing measures in several areas, starting from 0am on June 13.

Vietnam has confirmed an additional 103 locally transmitted coronavirus cases in five localities during the past six hours, raising its daily count to 297, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

More than 93,000 students throughout Hanoi took part in the 10th grade entrance exam for the upcoming school year on June 12.

The municipal Department of Health decided to impose a temporary blockade on the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases in the evening of June 12 after some healthcare workers in the hospital tested positive for Covid-19.

State-owned giant Vietnam Railways (VNR) has faced many difficulties due to the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, leaving thousands of its workforce unemployed.

 The capital city identifies that culture is the key role for sustainable growth.

Several signs suggest slowdown in economic activity if the pandemic is not contained in the short term.

Vietnam vows to pursue the twin goal of containing Covid-19 and developing the economy to serve the recovery plans.

The Government has created conditions for localities and businesses to stimulate the import of Covid-19 vaccines, however, no proposals have been sent to the relevant agencies.