14,599 new COVID cases reported on Wednesday

Cases reported in HCM City (1,475), Tây Ninh (874), Sóc Trăng (781), Bình Phước (747), Bến Tre (740), Đồng Tháp (725), Cần Thơ (676), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (539), Vĩnh Long (525), Cà Mau (511), Khánh Hòa (489), Đồng Nai (461), Bình Dương (455), Trà Vinh (443), Bạc Liêu (438), Kiên Giang (422), Hà Nội (396), Tiền Giang (307), An Giang (279), Hải Phòng (265), Bình Thuận (262), Hậu Giang (248), Bình Định (234), Thanh Hóa (219), Nghệ An (197), Lâm Đồng (181), Bắc Ninh (173), Đà Nẵng (169), Thừa Thiên Huế (163), Gia Lai (135), Hà Giang (109), Đắk Nông (100), Ninh Thuận (87), Long An (77), Hưng Yên (72), Phú Yên (67), Quảng Nam (66), Nam Định (60), Quảng Ninh (56), Quảng Ngãi (44), Thái Nguyên (44), Hải Dương (44), Vĩnh Phúc (37), Phú Thọ (34), Thái Bình (33), Quảng Bình (29), Bắc Giang (25), Yên Bái (16), Quảng Trị (14), Tuyên Quang (14), Hòa Bình (10), Sơn La (9), Lào Cai (7), Hà Nam (5), Cao Bằng (3), Điện Biên (2), Lai Châu (1), Bắc Kạn (1).

Ensuring balance in transportation infrastructure investment: officials

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Digital transformation is the new buzz on rice fields

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HCM City launches mini bus app on Zalo

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Training course opened for mine action workers

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Five students dead in two separate drowning incidents in Hoà Bình, Đắk Lắk

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Cement factory incident kills seven, injures three in northern province

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Việt Nam commits to reducing child obesity and stunted growth

Việt Nam has committed to reducing stunted growth among children under-five and to control obesity among all children, at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021.

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Hà Nội mulls inner-city motorbike ban in inner districts from 2025

Ban on motorbike use in inner-city districts to be carried out earlier than schedule

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HCM City to protect vulnerable people to reduce COVID deaths

HCM City’s COVID-19 testing, vaccination and treatment plans to focus on people aged over 65 or with underlying health conditions to reduce the death rate.

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Health Ministry orders investigation into unauthorised sales of COVID drugs

Việt Nam Drug Administration has sent a dispatch to HCM City Health Department to investigate the unauthorised selling of COVID-19 drugs

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Việt Nam pledges to realise commitments at COP26

Việt Nam’s strong commitments at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) opened up many opportunities for co-operation in low-emission growth and promoting circular economy development, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà.

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WHO hails Việt Nam's willingness to share technologies in COVID fight

At a meeting between representatives of the WHO and Việt Nam in Geneva, WHO Assistant Director-General Mariangela Simao lauded the cooperation of the Vietnamese Government in the medical sector and efforts to promote innovation,

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Transport ministry seeks resumption of regular int’l flights from Dec 15, end to quarantine for vaccinated passengers

The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan on the pilot resumption of regular international flights carrying passengers to Việt Nam from December 15, in anticipation of a year-end surge in travel demand.

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Kindergarten teacher rides around city helping hundred of homeless people

Trúc Ly, 30, has been putting her spare time to good use in HCM City, riding around on her bike to help hundreds of poor and homeless people affected by COVID-19.

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Personal health and children’s education are of great concern during the COVID-19 pandemic: survey

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe impacts to all parts of life across Việt Nam in 2021. A survey has found that the biggest concerns of Vietnamese people during the pandemic has been their health and their children's education.