16,715 new cases announced on January 20

Cases reported in Hà Nội (2,884), Đà Nẵng (983), Hải Phòng (722), Bến Tre (614), Khánh Hòa (579), Hưng Yên (565), Bình Định (521), Quảng Ngãi (513), Thanh Hóa (497), Bình Phước (462), Quảng Ninh (389), Bắc Giang (386), Bắc Ninh (373), Cà Mau (361), Trà Vinh (332), Quảng Nam (288), Thừa Thiên Huế (285), Nam Định (283), Hải Dương (280), Vĩnh Phúc (270), Vĩnh Long (269), Nghệ An (245), Hồ Chí Minh City (245), Tây Ninh (239), Thái Nguyên (235), Lâm Đồng (231), Hòa Bình (218), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (154), Đắk Lắk (153), Tuyên Quang (153), Lạng Sơn (143), Gia Lai (143), Quảng Trị (142), Phú Thọ (139), Bình Thuận (138), Ninh Bình (138), Thái Bình (137), Bạc Liêu (135), Quảng Bình (132), Kon Tum (119), Yên Bái (103), Lào Cai (103), Phú Yên (101), Hà Giang (101), Hà Nam (98), Đắk Nông (98), Điện Biên (98), Sơn La (98), Hậu Giang (90), Đồng Tháp (80), Kiên Giang (77), Đồng Nai (65), Bình Dương (61), Hà Tĩnh (55), An Giang (51), Cần Thơ (47), Long An (38), Cao Bằng (38), Tiền Giang (37), Lai Châu (36), Sóc Trăng (33), Ninh Thuận (29), Bắc Kạn (5).

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Newborn infant trafficking ring busted in Hòa Bình

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Cà Mau Province cracks down on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

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Vietnamese universities strive to attract international students

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Drug use among men having sex with men increases risk for HIV infection

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Việt Nam leads Southeast Asia in organ transplants annually

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Two additional COVID-19 cases linked to Omicron cases in HCM City

The HCM City health department has reported two additional COVID-19 cases related to the first cluster of Omicron in the community.

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Ex-football coach arrested in Việt Nam over historic child sex abuse allegations

Scottish and European arrest warrants were issued in 2016 after he was accused of carrying out a string of sex assaults on young boys.

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Man suspected of violent assault of three-year-old girl

Thạch Thất District Police has transferred a man suspected of violently assaulting a three-year-old girl, to Hà Nội Criminal Police for further investigation. The man is N.T.H, the boyfriend of N.T.L who is the girl's mother.

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COVID-19 outbreak forces suspension of Hà Nội spring festivals

Many spring festivals in the capital city of Hà Nội will be halted for the second straight year due to complicated COVID-19 development.

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HCM City could reopen preschool to 6th grade classes after Tết

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has sought approval from the People’s Committee to allow preschool children and first to sixth graders to return to school after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays.

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Prices hiked in holistic medicine for COVID patients

As cases rise, many COVID patients in Hà Nội treating at home have turned to holistic methods such as aromatherapy to relieve symptoms.

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Localities apply inconsistent COVID-19 travel regulations over Tết

Cities and provinces are applying their own varying COVID-19 travel regulations, leaving people planning to visit their hometowns for Tết puzzled.

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Early Tết visit for officers and soldiers on DK1 Platforms

A delegation of the High Command of the Naval Region 2 paid an early Tết visit to officers and soldiers on duty on DK1/10 Platform on Cà Mau Shoals yesterday.

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Young teacher inspires students in highlands province

Over the past 12 years despite many challenges and little time to see her own family, teacher Nguyễn Thị Hoài Sâm has brought warmth to students in Tu Mơ Rông mountainous district, the coldest and remotest district of Kon Tum Province.