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Vietnam reports a record 6,194 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 74,371.
2021-07-22

Vietnam reports a record 2,924 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 37,343.
2021-07-14

The Vietnamese health ministry says the country will receive 31 million Pfizer vaccine ​doses this year and also register to buy about 10 million additional doses through COVAX.
2021-05-14

Vietnam approves the emergency use of the American Moderna and Russian Sputnik V vaccines.
2021-02-26

Typhoon Sarika (Karen) arrives at Luzon, Philippines, with the storm's future direction predicted to be toward Vietnam.
2016-10-15

Vietnam reelects conservative Nguyễn Phú Trọng as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, a member of the Politburo, is expected to replace Nguyễn Tấn Dũng as prime minister. Dũng is not eligible for another term.
2016-01-27

Vietnam is reported to be preparing for a possible military conflict with China over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
2015-12-20

In response to an outbreak of an unidentified fatal disease in Quang Ngai province, Vietnam, the Vietnamese government asks for help from the World Health Organization.
2012-04-22

The Australian Federal Police charges six senior executives, all former employees of two companies owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia, Securency and Note Printing Australia, in relation to alleged bribery of officials in Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia.
2011-07-1

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees urges Cambodia to allow more time to resettle Vietnamese refugees after it announced the closure of a refugee camp.
2010-12-14