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FILE - In this July 29, 2020, file photo, a health worker disinfects arriving Vietnamese COVID-19 patients at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam. After over a month with no local infections, Vietnam has recorded 176 confirmed coronavirus cases from several outbreaks that have spread to 19 provinces during the past 10 days, the Health Ministry said Friday, May 7, 2021. (Bui Cuong Quyet/VNA via AP, File)
After lull, cases spread in Vietnam's cities, provinces

May. 07, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

A health worker injects a doctor with a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, March 8, 2021. Vietnam has started the vaccination campaign with a hope to inoculate half of the population of 96 millions against COVID-19 by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam vaccinates COVID-19 front-liners with its 1st doses

By Hau Dinh Mar. 08, 2021 01:54 AM EST

Vietnam Communist party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong applauds during a party meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Vietnam Communist Party has re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong for another term as the party's General Secretary, the country de-facto top leader. (Le Tri Dung/VNA via AP)
Vietnam's Communist Party reelects chief to lead the nation

By Hau Dinh Jan. 31, 2021 06:50 AM EST

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks during an urgent meeting on COVID-19 in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday Jan. 28, 2021. Vietnam has reported more than 80 new cases of local transmission after nearly two months. (Hoang Thong Nhat/VNA via AP)
Fresh outbreak in Vietnam grows to 82, company closed

By Hau Dinh Jan. 28, 2021 01:41 AM EST

Vietnam Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivers a speech during the opening of 13th Communist Party Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. Vietnam's ruling Communist Party has begun a crucial weeklong meeting in the capital Hanoi to set the nation's path for the next five years and appoint the country's top leaders. (An Van Dang/VNA via AP)
Vietnam's Communist Party leaders warn of challenges ahead

By Hau Dinh Jan. 26, 2021 02:13 AM EST

Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich arrives at the venue for the online ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
ASEAN summit begins online meetings with regional leaders

By Hau Dinh Nov. 12, 2020 01:26 AM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh gesture with their elbows before a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Pompeo is wrapping up an anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam as the fierce American presidential election race enters its final stretch. (Bui Lam Khanh/VNA via AP)
Pompeo wraps up anti-China tour of Asia in Vietnam

By Matthew Lee Oct. 29, 2020 08:27 PM EDT

In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, second left, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, second right, Suga's wife Mariko, left, and Widodo's wife Iriana wave during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Bogor West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct 20, 2020. (Laily Rachev/Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP)
Japan's PM, in Indonesia, says SE Asia key for his nation

By Niniek Karmini And Mari Yamaguchi Oct. 20, 2020 03:11 AM EDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, center right, and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc, center left, attend a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (Kham/Pool Photo via AP)
Japan, Vietnam agree to boost defense ties, resume flights

By Hau Dinh And Mari Yamaguchi Oct. 19, 2020 04:05 AM EDT

A woman gives an offering as she wears a face mask as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak during a Hindu ritual prayer at a temple in Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Asia Today: Vietnam to resume international flights

Sep. 16, 2020 02:41 AM EDT

This image taken from video provided by VTV shows ASEAN foreign ministers watching Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, center, delivering a speech in Hanoi, Vietnam, during the opening of ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Southeast Asia's top diplomats are holding their annual talks by video Wednesday to discuss the immense crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and rising tensions in the South China Sea amid the escalating rivalry between Washington and Beijing. (VTV via AP)
ASEAN talks tackle pandemic, sea feud amid US-China rivalry

By Hau Dinh And Yves Dam Van Sep. 09, 2020 06:45 AM EDT

This image taken from video provided by VTV shows ASEAN foreign ministers watching Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, center, delivering a speech during the opening of ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Southeast Asia's top diplomats are holding their annual talks by video Wednesday to discuss the immense crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and rising tensions in the South China Sea amid the escalating rivalry between Washington and Beijing. (VTV via AP)
ASEAN talks tackle pandemic, sea feud amid US-China rivalry

By Hau Dinh And Yves Van Dam Sep. 08, 2020 09:57 PM EDT

People wait in line for COVID-19 test in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 31, 2020. Vietnam reported on Friday the country's first ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam reports more than 2 dozen new cases, 3rd death

By Hau Dinh Aug. 01, 2020 09:13 AM EDT

People wait in line for COVID-19 test in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 31, 2020. Vietnam reported on Friday the country's first ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam reports 3rd death, more cases linked to hospital

By Hau Dinh Aug. 01, 2020 12:54 AM EDT

People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 in Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday, July 31, 2020. Vietnamese state media on Friday reported the country's first-ever death of a person with the coronavirus as it struggles with a renewed outbreak after 99 days without any cases.(AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
Vietnam reports 2nd death, more cases linked to hospital

By Hau Dinh Jul. 31, 2020 05:04 AM EDT

A construction worker wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus walks out of an elevator in Beijing, Wednesday, July 29, 2020. China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Asia Today: 723 cases in Australia, closures in Vietnam

Jul. 29, 2020 11:55 PM EDT

A man walks past a row of T-shirts printed with Vietnamese flags in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday, Jul.30, 2020. For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus, but now a new outbreak in the city of Da Nang has grown to over 40 cases in six cities and authorities are beginning to reimpose broader restrictions. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam

By Hau Dinh Jul. 29, 2020 11:14 PM EDT

A health worker disinfects arriving Vietnamese COVID-19 patients at the national hospital of tropical diseases in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The 129 patients who were working in Equatorial Guinea were brought home in a repatriation flight for treatment of the coronavirus. (Bui Cuong Quyet/VNA via AP)
129 Vietnamese virus patients arrive back home from Africa

By Hau Dinh Jul. 29, 2020 07:59 AM EDT

Vietnamese COVID-19 patients in protective gear, holding Vietnamese flags and carrying a portrait of the national leader Ho Chi Minh, arrive at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The 129 patients who were working in Equatorial Guinea are brought home in a repatriation flight for treatment of the coronavirus. (Tran Huy Hung/VNA via AP)
Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases

Jul. 28, 2020 11:33 PM EDT