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					<title><![CDATA[Quảng Ngãi Province to open new bridge for traffic]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933210/quang-ngai-province-to-open-new-bridge-for-traffic.html"><img alt="Quảng Ngãi Province to open new bridge for traffic" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149084_CauColuy2.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	The central province will put into operation the first cable-stayed Cổ Lũy bridge after four years of construction, boosting traffic infrastructure connection between the province with neighbouring provinces of Quảng Nam and Bình Định.</p>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Six new imported cases reported on Monday evening]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/934309/six-new-imported-cases-reported-on-monday-evening.html"><img alt="Six new imported cases reported on Monday evening" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/26/149471_3886922834285281_covid.jpg" ></a></br>COVID-19 update]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/934309/six-new-imported-cases-reported-on-monday-evening.html</link>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:08:42 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Northern region on alert for extreme weather]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/934127/northern-region-on-alert-for-extreme-weather.html"><img alt="Northern region on alert for extreme weather" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/26/149324_mualu.jpg" ></a></br>Provinces and cities in the northeast and north-central regions are set to see heavy rain of up to 40-120mm on Monday, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/934127/northern-region-on-alert-for-extreme-weather.html</link>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:18:08 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Report claims right to autonomy and self-determination]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/934027/report-claims-right-to-autonomy-and-self-determination.html"><img alt="Report claims right to autonomy and self-determination" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/26/148880_skss.jpg" ></a></br>Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to bodily autonomy, said a report released on Thursday.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/934027/report-claims-right-to-autonomy-and-self-determination.html</link>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:58:27 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Three new imported cases reported on Monday morning]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933757/three-new-imported-cases-reported-on-monday-morning.html"><img alt="Three new imported cases reported on Monday morning" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/26/149303_3886494065472104_feb26.jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933757/three-new-imported-cases-reported-on-monday-morning.html</link>
					<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:12:08 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[10 new imported cases on Sunday]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933263/10-new-imported-cases-on-sunday.html"><img alt="10 new imported cases on Sunday" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149287_covidcasesnew (2) (1).jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933263/10-new-imported-cases-on-sunday.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Giao Thủy’s school a shelter for children with disabilities]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933214/giao-thuys-school-a-shelter-for-children-with-disabilities.html"><img alt="Giao Thủy’s school a shelter for children with disabilities" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149038_1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	The School for Children with Disabilities in Giao Thủy District, Nam Định Province, has acted as a shelter for disabled children for the past 30 years.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933214/giao-thuys-school-a-shelter-for-children-with-disabilities.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:16:21 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Kindergarten teacher on island dedicated to her career]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933213/kindergarten-teacher-on-island-dedicated-to-her-career.html"><img alt="Kindergarten teacher on island dedicated to her career" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149214_1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Vũ Hồng Thắm, 35, decided to become a kindergarten teacher after graduating from college because she wanted to contribute to pre-school education in Vân Đồn Island District, Quảng Ninh Province.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933213/kindergarten-teacher-on-island-dedicated-to-her-career.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:16:13 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Low immunity rate, varying vaccine efficacy concerns behind Việt Nam’s cautious approach to 'vaccine passports']]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933211/low-immunity-rate-varying-vaccine-efficacy-concerns-behind-viet-nams-cautious-approach-to-vaccine-passports.html"><img alt="Low immunity rate, varying vaccine efficacy concerns behind Việt Nam’s cautious approach to 'vaccine passports'" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149172_3885227616022092_vietnamesecitizens.jpg" ></a></br>Director General of the General Department of Preventive Medicine Đặng Quang Tấn has mentioned three reasons for Việt Nam not yet accepting “vaccine passports”.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933211/low-immunity-rate-varying-vaccine-efficacy-concerns-behind-viet-nams-cautious-approach-to-vaccine-passports.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Kiên Giang to spend $1.3 mil on improving co-operatives]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933190/kien-giang-to-spend-13-mil-on-improving-co-operatives.html"><img alt="Kiên Giang to spend $1.3 mil on improving co-operatives" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/148715_KGCOOP.jpg" ></a></br>The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend nearly VNĐ30 billion (US$1.3 million) this year to support the development of the collective economy and new co-operatives.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933190/kien-giang-to-spend-13-mil-on-improving-co-operatives.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Health minister urges localities to be vigilant for COVID-19 amid regional outbreaks]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933140/health-minister-urges-localities-to-be-vigilant-for-covid-19-amid-regional-outbreaks.html"><img alt="Health minister urges localities to be vigilant for COVID-19 amid regional outbreaks" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149280_3885970853167746_a1.jpg" ></a></br>Việt Nam's healthcare sector has directed the southwestern region to strengthen measures to prevent COVID-19 infections amid the complex developments of the pandemic in regional countries and the world, said Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/933140/health-minister-urges-localities-to-be-vigilant-for-covid-19-amid-regional-outbreaks.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:59:27 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[No new cases on Sunday morning]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932726/no-new-cases-on-sunday-morning.html"><img alt="No new cases on Sunday morning" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/25/149197_covidcasesnew (2).jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932726/no-new-cases-on-sunday-morning.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:28:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[One new imported case of COVID-19 on Saturday evening]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932207/one-new-imported-case-of-covid-19-on-saturday-evening.html"><img alt="One new imported case of COVID-19 on Saturday evening" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149170_covidcasesnew (1) (3) (1) (1) (2).jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932207/one-new-imported-case-of-covid-19-on-saturday-evening.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:22:18 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Novaland to help plant 50 million trees in Central Highlands province]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932080/novaland-to-help-plant-50-million-trees-in-central-highlands-province.html"><img alt="Novaland to help plant 50 million trees in Central Highlands province" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149101_E8567A24-C9A6-441B-9A8B-9139C7E8A40D.jpeg" ></a></br><p>
	The Lâm Đồng Province People’s Committee and property company Novaland Group yesterday began a programme to grow 50 million trees in the Central Highlands province in 2021-25.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932080/novaland-to-help-plant-50-million-trees-in-central-highlands-province.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:19:44 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[PM’s urged stronger COVID-19 prevention measures during holiday]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932067/pms-urged-stronger-covid-19-prevention-measures-during-holiday.html"><img alt="PM’s urged stronger COVID-19 prevention measures during holiday" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149145_vacxin.jpeg" ></a></br><p>
	Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday signed&nbsp;an&nbsp;official telegram&nbsp;on enhancing COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control to ministries, cities and provinces.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/932067/pms-urged-stronger-covid-19-prevention-measures-during-holiday.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:18:08 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Vietnamese doctors’ study published in int'l medical journal The Lancet]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931886/vietnamese-doctors-study-published-in-intl-medical-journal-the-lancet.html"><img alt="Vietnamese doctors’ study published in int'l medical journal The Lancet" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149089_MD.jpg" ></a></br>An article about a research study led by doctors at Mỹ Đức Hospital’s HOPE Research Centre in HCM City was published in The Lancet, a highly respected international medical journal, on April 23.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931886/vietnamese-doctors-study-published-in-intl-medical-journal-the-lancet.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:02:34 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Việt Nam to increase share of renewable energy to 30% by 2045: President]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931885/viet-nam-to-increase-share-of-renewable-energy-to-30-by-2045-president.html"><img alt="Việt Nam to increase share of renewable energy to 30% by 2045: President" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149120_3884465912220943_summit.jpg" ></a></br>Việt Nam will greatly reduce coal-based power generation and rapidly increase the share of renewables in the total primary energy supply to 20 per cent by 2030 and 30 per cent by 2045, said Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday night (Vietnamese time) while attending a session within the framework of the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931885/viet-nam-to-increase-share-of-renewable-energy-to-30-by-2045-president.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Book donation programme celebrates Việt Nam Book Day]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931884/book-donation-programme-celebrates-viet-nam-book-day.html"><img alt="Book donation programme celebrates Việt Nam Book Day" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149095_3884271260044455_book.jpg" ></a></br>The HansaeYes24 Foundation will 9,600 children’s books to primary schools in Đà Nẵng City under its annual book donation programme to celebrate Việt Nam Book Day on April 21.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931884/book-donation-programme-celebrates-viet-nam-book-day.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Southern localities told to step up anti-COVID measures amid threat from neighbouring countries]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931545/southern-localities-told-to-step-up-anti-covid-measures-amid-threat-from-neighbouring-countries.html"><img alt="Southern localities told to step up anti-COVID measures amid threat from neighbouring countries" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/149070_vdd.jpeg" ></a></br><p>
	Authorities in southern provinces and cities should tighten preventive measures against COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said on Friday at a meeting with the region’s COVID-19 prevention and control steering committees.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931545/southern-localities-told-to-step-up-anti-covid-measures-amid-threat-from-neighbouring-countries.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Firms lack awareness of responsible business practices: study]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931579/firms-lack-awareness-of-responsible-business-practices-study.html"><img alt="Firms lack awareness of responsible business practices: study" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/148959_3884058586267010_undp.jpg" ></a></br>Less than half of small domestic enterprises have a full understanding of RBP whereas 81 per cent of State-owned enterprises (SOE) understand the concept and its implications fully, the study found.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931579/firms-lack-awareness-of-responsible-business-practices-study.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[VCCI wants no minimum wage increase this year]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931607/vcci-wants-no-minimum-wage-increase-this-year.html"><img alt="VCCI wants no minimum wage increase this year" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/149029_3884167820927545_fdi.jpg" ></a></br>The Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed not increasing the minimum wage in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic is still heavily impacting Việt Nam’s socio-economic development as well as the world’s.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931607/vcci-wants-no-minimum-wage-increase-this-year.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Gia Lai border guards step up communication work on election]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931484/gia-lai-border-guards-step-up-communication-work-on-election.html"><img alt="Gia Lai border guards step up communication work on election" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Thu_Van/2021/4/23/imgsrc-2-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Soldiers in the border communes of Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have used mobile loudspeakers to disseminate information about the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931484/gia-lai-border-guards-step-up-communication-work-on-election.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[88-year-old teacher brings happiness to disabled students]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931543/88-year-old-teacher-brings-happiness-to-disabled-students.html"><img alt="88-year-old teacher brings happiness to disabled students" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/148900_tre.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Over the past 20 years, the sight of an elderly woman with grey hair and a hunched back walking on the street has become familiar to people in An Dương Ward, Hà Nội's Tây Hồ District.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931543/88-year-old-teacher-brings-happiness-to-disabled-students.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Tiền Giang takes measures to supply water to more households as dry season brings saltwater]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931483/tien-giang-takes-measures-to-supply-water-to-more-households-as-dry-season-brings-saltwater.html"><img alt="Tiền Giang takes measures to supply water to more households as dry season brings saltwater" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/148152_tgwater.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has taken measures to supply water for daily use to more households in areas affected by saltwater intrusion to ensure no one has to buy water at high prices.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931483/tien-giang-takes-measures-to-supply-water-to-more-households-as-dry-season-brings-saltwater.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Two new imported cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931846/two-new-imported-cases-of-covid-19-on-saturday-morning.html"><img alt="Two new imported cases of COVID-19 on Saturday morning" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/24/149131_covidcasesnew (1) (3) (1) (12).jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931846/two-new-imported-cases-of-covid-19-on-saturday-morning.html</link>
					<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:19:03 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Six new imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday evening]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931636/six-new-imported-cases-of-covid-19-on-friday-evening.html"><img alt="Six new imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday evening" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/149114_covi23.jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931636/six-new-imported-cases-of-covid-19-on-friday-evening.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:11:42 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Former hospital director faces prosecution for inflating price of medical equipment]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931528/former-hospital-director-faces-prosecution-for-inflating-price-of-medical-equipment.html"><img alt="Former hospital director faces prosecution for inflating price of medical equipment" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/149015_ca.jpg" ></a></br>The former director of Bạch Mai Hospital and seven other people have been accused of price gouging medical equipment.
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931528/former-hospital-director-faces-prosecution-for-inflating-price-of-medical-equipment.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:21:15 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Unilever to fund sanitation upgrades at 1,100 schools]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931525/unilever-to-fund-sanitation-upgrades-at-1100-schools.html"><img alt="Unilever to fund sanitation upgrades at 1,100 schools" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/23/148827_Unilever.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	‘Green-Clean-Healthy School,’ an initiative by Unilever Vietnam and the Ministry of Education and Training, will support 1,100 primary schools around the country in improving their facilities and sanitation this year at a cost of VNĐ22 billion (US$954,800).</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931525/unilever-to-fund-sanitation-upgrades-at-1100-schools.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Large reservoir in Lâm Đồng dries up]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930607/large-reservoir-in-lam-dong-dries-up.html"><img alt="Large reservoir in Lâm Đồng dries up" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Khanh_Chi/2021/4/22/drug-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Nguyễn Văn Tuấn has been farming around Dankia Lake in Lạc Dương District, Lâm Đồng Province for 10 years but he has never seen the lake as dry as now.</p>
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					<title><![CDATA[HCM City develops software for upcoming election]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930611/hcm-city-develops-software-for-upcoming-election.html"><img alt="HCM City develops software for upcoming election" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148672_baucu.jpeg" ></a></br><p>
	HCM City is speeding up the development of software for the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Council at all levels for&nbsp;the 2021-2026 tenure.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930611/hcm-city-develops-software-for-upcoming-election.html</link>
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					<title><![CDATA[Proposal to shorten social insurance payment period to enjoy pension]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930612/proposal-to-shorten-social-insurance-payment-period-to-enjoy-pension.html"><img alt="Proposal to shorten social insurance payment period to enjoy pension" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148425_nggia.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	The minimum number of years of social insurance payment to enjoy a pension should be&nbsp;reduced from 20 to 15, as proposed by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930612/proposal-to-shorten-social-insurance-payment-period-to-enjoy-pension.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Air transport agencies asked to prepare for upcoming busy national holidays]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930610/air-transport-agencies-asked-to-prepare-for-upcoming-busy-national-holidays.html"><img alt="Air transport agencies asked to prepare for upcoming busy national holidays" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148500_3881695414628419_tsn.jpg" ></a></br>Fewer people would be allowed to enter airports to pick up or drop passengers off for departure, particularly at the busy Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội and Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City, during the national holidays on April 30 and May 1.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930610/air-transport-agencies-asked-to-prepare-for-upcoming-busy-national-holidays.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:35:15 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[HCM City to have 80% of waste sorted at source]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930606/hcm-city-to-have-80-of-waste-sorted-at-source.html"><img alt="HCM City to have 80% of waste sorted at source" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Khanh_Chi/2021/4/22/trash_med-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment has taken steps to ensure that 100 per cent of its domestic solid waste is&nbsp;collected and treated and at least 80 per cent of solid household waste is classified at source by 2025.&nbsp;</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930606/hcm-city-to-have-80-of-waste-sorted-at-source.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 08:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Việt Nam ready to support Cambodia in fighting COVID-19 outbreaks: Health minister]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930609/viet-nam-ready-to-support-cambodia-in-fighting-covid-19-outbreaks-health-minister.html"><img alt="Việt Nam ready to support Cambodia in fighting COVID-19 outbreaks: Health minister" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148847_3883363495222471_quangcanhhopbao.jpeg" ></a></br>Việt Nam stands ready to support Cambodia in its fight against COVID-19 as the latter is experiencing a serious wave of infections, health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long told his Cambodian counterpart on Thursday.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930609/viet-nam-ready-to-support-cambodia-in-fighting-covid-19-outbreaks-health-minister.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:34:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Eight new imported cases of COVID-19 on Friday morning]]></title>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/931161/eight-new-imported-cases-of-covid-19-on-friday-morning.html</link>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:09:58 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Farmers reap rewards thanks to bumper crops, high prices]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930667/farmers-reap-rewards-thanks-to-bumper-crops-high-prices.html"><img alt="Farmers reap rewards thanks to bumper crops, high prices" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Thanh_Hai/2021/4/22/farmer-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Farmers in the south – central and Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) regions are getting high prices from a&nbsp;bumper harvest of&nbsp;the winter – spring rice crop, partly due to use of&nbsp;certified seeds and preventive measures against disease.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930667/farmers-reap-rewards-thanks-to-bumper-crops-high-prices.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:47:49 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Four imported cases reported on Thursday evening]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930641/four-imported-cases-reported-on-thursday-evening.html"><img alt="Four imported cases reported on Thursday evening" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148895_covid.jpg" ></a></br>]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930641/four-imported-cases-reported-on-thursday-evening.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 18:10:17 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Environment ministry to step up inspections of industrial sites]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930608/environment-ministry-to-step-up-inspections-of-industrial-sites.html"><img alt="Environment ministry to step up inspections of industrial sites" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148763_p4.jpg" ></a></br>The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced plans to strengthen inspections of industrial production models with risks of environmental pollution and strictly handle violations in 2021.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930608/environment-ministry-to-step-up-inspections-of-industrial-sites.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:44:46 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Digital transformation a must for technical infrastructure sector]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930502/digital-transformation-a-must-for-technical-infrastructure-sector.html"><img alt="Digital transformation a must for technical infrastructure sector" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Khanh_Chi/2021/4/22/hp_med-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Digital transformation has become a critical need for technical infrastructure enterprises to survive in the fourth industrial revolution, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, speakers said at a seminar&nbsp;on Tuesday (Apr 20) in HCM City.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930502/digital-transformation-a-must-for-technical-infrastructure-sector.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:33:23 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Four Vietnamese universities enter THE’s Impact Rankings 2021]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930451/four-vietnamese-universities-enter-thes-impact-rankings-2021.html"><img alt="Four Vietnamese universities enter THE’s Impact Rankings 2021" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148739_3883170831841737_bachkhoa.jpg" ></a></br> Four Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Impact Rankings 2021 by Times Higher Education (THE), the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930451/four-vietnamese-universities-enter-thes-impact-rankings-2021.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:38:51 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Đà Nẵng focuses on environmental protection]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930338/da-nang-focuses-on-environmental-protection.html"><img alt="Đà Nẵng focuses on environmental protection" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/22/148697_3882746638375212_a1.jpg" ></a></br>Environmental protection will be placed at the centre of decisions and policies in Đà Nẵng City under a project aiming to build the locality into an environmentally-friendly metropolis in 2021-2030.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930338/da-nang-focuses-on-environmental-protection.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:58:06 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Social assistance helps disabled people integrate into the community]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929628/social-assistance-helps-disabled-people-integrate-into-the-community.html"><img alt="Social assistance helps disabled people integrate into the community" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Vu_Ha/2021/4/21/so-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	In recent years, Hà Nội has had more and more people with disabilities&nbsp;open vocational training, production and business establishments, creating jobs for themselves and people in similar situations.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929628/social-assistance-helps-disabled-people-integrate-into-the-community.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Ethnic minority man becomes first in his community to gain master's degree]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929523/ethnic-minority-man-becomes-first-in-his-community-to-gain-masters-degree.html"><img alt="Ethnic minority man becomes first in his community to gain master's degree" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/21/148582_1.jpg" ></a></br>Giàng Seo Châu made great efforts in his studies to become the first master's degree holder in Si Ma Cai District, the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, and help his community develop the household economy.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929523/ethnic-minority-man-becomes-first-in-his-community-to-gain-masters-degree.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:11:45 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Thái Bình woman quits high-flying career to launch herb farm]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929629/thai-binh-woman-quits-high-flying-career-to-launch-herb-farm.html"><img alt="Thái Bình woman quits high-flying career to launch herb farm" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/Vu_Ha/2021/4/21/thai-1.jpg" ></a></br><p>
	Bùi Thị Duyên, 33, lives in Thụy Vân Commune, Thái Thụy District and gave up her work in bustling Singapore to return home and start her&nbsp;farming business.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929629/thai-binh-woman-quits-high-flying-career-to-launch-herb-farm.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Transport ministry moves to expand use of automatic weighing stations]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929447/transport-ministry-moves-to-expand-use-of-automatic-weighing-stations.html"><img alt="Transport ministry moves to expand use of automatic weighing stations" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/21/147634_1.jpg" ></a></br>The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has called for expanding the use of automatic weighing stations on national highways, prioritising roads with many overloaded vehicles.

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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929447/transport-ministry-moves-to-expand-use-of-automatic-weighing-stations.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:54:30 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Students invent plant identification app]]></title>
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	Two 17-year-old students in the south-central province of Khánh Hòa have invented a plant identification app.</p>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929412/students-invent-plant-identification-app.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Top-notch experts available for management of rare blood clots related to COVID-19 vaccine: official]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929424/top-notch-experts-available-for-management-of-rare-blood-clots-related-to-covid-19-vaccine-official.html"><img alt="Top-notch experts available for management of rare blood clots related to COVID-19 vaccine: official" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/21/148599_vna_potal_dich_covid-19_tinh_nghe_an_tiem_vaccine_dot_1_5398537.jpg" ></a></br>In a recent interview with Sức khỏe & Đời sống (Health & Life) newspaper, Associate Professor Đào Xuân Cơ, deputy Director of Bạch Mai Hospital and General Secretary of Việt Nam National Association of Emergency, Intensive Care Medicine and Clinical Toxicology talks about the country’s plan on the management of rare blood clots related to COVID-19 vaccine.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929424/top-notch-experts-available-for-management-of-rare-blood-clots-related-to-covid-19-vaccine-official.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:16:30 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[VN reports six imported cases on Thursday morning]]></title>
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					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/930105/vn-reports-six-imported-cases-on-thursday-morning.html</link>
					<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Five new cases reported on Wednesday evening]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929681/five-new-cases-reported-on-wednesday-evening.html"><img alt="Five new cases reported on Wednesday evening" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/21/148691_3882605287358087_feb21.jpg" ></a></br>COVID-19 latest update]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929681/five-new-cases-reported-on-wednesday-evening.html</link>
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Hùng Kings festival commences in Phú Thọ Province]]></title>
					<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929602/hung-kings-festival-commences-in-phu-tho-province.html"><img alt="Hùng Kings festival commences in Phú Thọ Province" width="130" border="0" height="100" src="http://image.vietnamnews.vn/uploadvnnews/Article/2021/4/21/148669_3882517603205690_male.jpg" ></a></br>The main festival day commemorating the Hùng Vương (Hùng King), considered the founders of Việt Nam, starts on Wednesday with a solemn incense offering ceremony conducted at the main temple in the northern province of Phú Thọ.]]></description>
					<link>http://vietnamnews.vn/society/929602/hung-kings-festival-commences-in-phu-tho-province.html</link>
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