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Deputy PM Dam: highest priority given to COVID-19 vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City

Social news - 02/08/2021

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam speaking at the meeting. (Photo: VGP) The statement was released at a meeting hosted by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVI...

HCMC’s H1 budget collection rises 20 percent

Social news - 31/07/2021

High-rises in HCMC's downtown area, January 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. Of the sum, more than VND131 trillion stems from domestic pr...

Asymptomatic Covid cases in HCMC exempted from centralized quarantine

Social news - 31/07/2021

People prepare beds at a Covid-19 field hospital in HCMC's Phu Nhuan District, July 24, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Van. A guide on how to...

President demands early approval for Vietnam's homegrown Covid vaccine

Social news - 31/07/2021

A woman receives a shot of the Nanocovax vaccine during a human trial phase in Hanoi, June 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh. President Ngu...

4,987 local cases added to Vietnam's Covid tally

Social news - 31/07/2021

A police officerr stands guard at a barrier to isolate an infected area in downtown Hanoi, July 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy. Vietnam's...

Hoi An makes lockdown townwide as infections rise

Social news - 31/07/2021

The ancient town Hoi An is seen from above, April 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Dac Thanh. People have to stay at home and only go out for basic n...

HCMC expats look out for each other amid pandemic

Social news - 19/07/2021

On Friday morning Robin Deepu, owner of a restaurant in Saigon’s District 2, and his employees cooked meals for 400 people and took them to locked-dow...