A fugitive currently wanted in the United States by the FBI for methamphetamine distribution was returned to the United States on November 16, 2021, following months of cooperation between US and Vietnamese government agencies.

Despite progress in tackling multiple challenges for different vulnerable groups, Việt Nam’s social assistance system faces challenges that have affected the country’s ability to support vulnerable groups affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report by the World Bank.

PM Chính stressed that when opening up and safely, flexibly adapting to COVID-19, we have to accept the fact that there will continue to be cases, but there also should be reasonable, effective, and science-based risk management measures to reduce deaths and cases turning critical.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has recommended that schools should be reopened for fully vaccinated students from grades nine to 12 in COVID-19 low- and medium-risk areas on December 10.

The Ministry of Health announced 9,531 new COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on Saturday, along with a further 107 deaths.

HCM City authorities are seeking VNĐ37.6 trillion (US$1.66 billion) to build affordable housing for workers over the next five years, of which State revenue will account for no more than 5 per cent of the total investment, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

An international workshop on active aging, innovation and application of digital technology in care for older persons in ASEAN was held in Hà Nội on Friday.

Dương Minh Anh, Principal of Cù Chính Lan Secondary School in central Thanh Hóa Province has transformed his school’s bodhi tree into a “Wishing Tree”, to encourage his students to hope and dream.