The capital Hanoi has relaxed social distancing measures from midnight of June 22, allowing hair salons, restaurants, and cafés to open their doors after being closed for a month.

All religious organisations in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have suspended gatherings since the end of May in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Newly-accredited Argentinian Ambassador to Vietnam Luis Pablo Maria Beltramino has expressed a hope of lifting bilateral ties to the strategic partnership level, especially as the two countries will celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023.

Non-cash payments have become a new trend in Vietnam over recent times. When shopping or making other transactions, consumers can now use bank cards or mobile payment apps to enjoy preferential policies.

The Politburo has recently announced several key tasks to strengthen COVID-19 prevention and control and socio-economic development, including ordering a trial of vaccine passports so that foreigners can visit destinations in Vietnam that have controlled the pandemic. The tourism community is looking forward to the policy and overcoming the severe consequences experienced so far.

Vietnam has long been an attractive destination for foreign investors, especially tech and automation companies. Observing the trend, a world-leading Belgium-based start-up in robotics has been preparing to penetrate into the country.

The lap steel guitar, or Hawaiian guitar, was adopted in Vietnam in the 1930s. However, the guitar has been faded into oblivion in the last four decades, and its sound has been hardly ever heard. Having a consuming passion for this musical instrument, Bui Bach Lien – an aged teacher in Hanoi has sought many ways to revive the sound of the guitar in the busy city life.

Six million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines – half from the UK’s AstraZeneca and half from the US’s Pfizer – will arrive in Vietnam in the third quarter of this year, the Ministry of Health announced on June 15.

The fourth wave of COVID-19 continues to cripple Vietnam’s aviation sector. Airlines are running low on cash flow while still having to spend tens of billions of dong each day on operations. Facing a host of difficulties, they are struggling to survive.

People always think of the H'mong King Palace, Dong Van Old Quarter and Cao street when they think of outstanding architectural works in the Dong Van Karst Plateau in the northern province of Ha Giang. However, an ancient house in Ha Sung village, Lung Tao commune has now attracted visitors for its unique architectural values and unanswered questions about its origins and history.

The establishment of the national COVID-19 vaccine fund is a vivid illustration of the nation’s solidarity, enabling each citizen to make a contribution to the formidable fight against the pandemic. All of the funding is being used to win the fight and ensure no one is left behind.

The third-phase clinical trial of Vietnam’s first home-grown COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax, began on June 10. Being developed by the Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC based on recombinant DNA/protein technology, the vaccine has undergone two trial phases and proved to be effective against the UK and South African variants.

During his journey seeking measures to achieve national salvation, President Ho Chi Minh set foot in many countries around the world, including the UK. Here he read books by philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels for the first time, which shed light on the path towards national salvation. Join us in recalling the days President Ho Chi Minh spent in the UK.

A horse racing event in Bac Ha district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is among the 10 newly-recognised national intangible heritage.