Covid-19 New Variant: What Do We Know about C.1.2. and Mu
16:01 | 01/09/2021
Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variant C.1.2 say it possesses mutations within the genome similar to those seen in variants of interest, like Delta while WHO is monitoring Mu varient identified in Colombia in January.
All Hands on Deck: Working Together to Beat Covid-19
08:08 | 31/07/2021
Countries are coming together to face down the Covid-19 pandemic and its shattering consequences.
How to Watch Tokyo Olympics in South Africa: TV Channel, Apps, Live Stream
14:37 | 18/07/2021
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games will take place in Tokyo between July 23 and August 8. Find out how to watch the games in South Africa.
Overseas Vietnamese present donations for Covid-19 fight
13:51 | 11/06/2021
Vietnamese people around the world are all enthusiastically joining hands to make a small contribution towards the frontline in the fight against Covid-19
South Africa's vaccine shots delayed and growing concerns of vaccine's effectiveness
16:04 | 10/02/2021
The country halted the vaccine shots after receiving the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines, worrying about its effectivness with the new variant, and now struggling to seek for a new solution.
AstraZeneca vaccine shows less effect against new South Africa coronavirus variant
11:47 | 08/02/2021
A recent study showed that Oxford/ AstraZeneca vaccines is being less effective against new variant of coronavirus in South Africa, and the researchers say it offers only limited protection against mild disease that caused by the variant E484K.
Three more countries join ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
07:25 | 11/11/2020
Representatives of Colombia, Cuba and South Africa on November 10 signed the instruments in a virtual ceremony, in which the three countries join the ASEAN Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation (TAC), a step that broadens the prospects for cooperation among them and ASEAN member nations.
Fostering the ASEAN community ties with South Africa
13:39 | 08/08/2020
Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi, who is also Chair of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC), has written an article on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Following is the full text of the article which was published on August 7 by Pretoria News in both print and online versions.
COVID-19: Vietnam gifts USD250,000 medical equipment to five African countries
07:18 | 31/07/2020
Medical equipment worth USD250,000 presented by the Vietnamese government to a number of African countries to help them combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam willing to share anti-coronavirus experience with South Africa
14:42 | 10/07/2020
Vietnam is willing to share its experience in preventing and combating the COVID-19 pandemic with South Africa via online conferences as it has done with the medical military forces of some countries recently, Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of National Defence, told his South African counterpart Thabang Makwetla.
COVID-19 fight: Vietnamese Embassy presents gift to South Africa's hard-hit province
06:20 | 28/05/2020
The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa on May 26 presented a package of food and protective equipment to a representative of Mbizana district, Eastern Cape province – one of the localities hardest hit by COVID-19 in the African nation.
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