Two Vietnamese sites were recognised as new biosphere reserves by UNESCO at the 33rd session of its International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-ICC) last week.
Cuba said on Saturday it had exported its three-shot Abdala coronavirus vaccine for the first time, sending an initial shipment to Vietnam as part of a five million doses contract.
A central Vietnam court sentenced a local man to 30 months in jail Saturday for breaching quarantine rules and spreading the novel coronavirus to four other people.
The digital painting themed ‘Ha Noi rong’ (Hanoi’s street vendors) by Dang Thai Tuan won first prize at the “Ha Noi is…” Illustration Contest held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in collaboration with UN-Habitat and the Vietnam Local Artist Group (VLAG).
The National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has adjusted the pandemic response strategy in the direction of safely, flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling Covid-19, implementing pandemic control and socio-economic development at the same time, and striving to bring the country back to the new normal situation by the end of September, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is the head of the committee.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has signed a resolution on the provision of support to labourers and employers affected by Covid-19 using the unemployment insurance fund.
