26,487 new cases announced on Friday

Cases reported in Hà Nội (2,908), Nghệ An (1,501), Hải Dương (1,447), Hải Phòng (1,398), Bắc Ninh (1,390), Nam Định (1,287), Thái Nguyên (976), Ninh Bình (942), Đà Nẵng (927), Bắc Giang (910), Hòa Bình (879), Vĩnh Phúc (856), Phú Thọ (765), Thanh Hóa (686), Bình Định (503), Quảng Bình (493), Quảng Nam (492), Thái Bình (490), Quảng Ninh (477), Lào Cai (470), Lạng Sơn (440), Quảng Trị (420), Tuyên Quang (393), Sơn La (383), Hưng Yên (379), Lâm Đồng (340), Đắk Lắk (311), Bình Phước (290), Phú Yên (284), Khánh Hòa (263), Hồ Chí Minh City (260), Hà Tĩnh (259), Thừa Thiên Huế (257), Hà Nam (216), Quảng Ngãi (211), Đắk Nông (180), Kon Tum (178), Yên Bái (164), Cao Bằng (138), Cà Mau (134), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (133), Điện Biên (133), Hà Giang (115), Bắc Kạn (84), Bình Dương (77), Vĩnh Long (73), Bình Thuận (73), Lai Châu (69), Bến Tre (65), Trà Vinh (65), Đồng Tháp (45), Bạc Liêu (44), Sóc Trăng (34), Long An (31), Tây Ninh (31), Đồng Nai (20), An Giang (19), Kiên Giang (16), Hậu Giang (16), Cần Thơ (15), Ninh Thuận (8), Tiền Giang (8).

Bình Thuận’s former officials face criminal charges in coastal development project

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340 kg bomb safely disposed of in central Việt Nam

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Finding jobs abroad

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Water suppliers urged to prevent water shortages

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New system improving management of Việt Nam's rice production chain

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Mountainous people get knowledge of environment, health

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HCM City to close largest COVID ICU as severe case numbers fall sharply

The HCM City Department of Health has recommended that the People’s Committee should close down the 1,000-bed Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit in Thủ Đức City saying there are few severely ill patients.

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Five new community Omicron cases found in HCM City

HCM City’s health authorities on Friday announced five community Omicron cases found during random screening.

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Mekong Delta expressway closed for construction, to reopen next month

The Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway will be closed from February 11 for completion and official inauguration next month after being temporarily used to handle the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday crowds, according to the BOT Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Joint Stock Company.

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UNDP, UNFPA pledge to help Việt Nam in post-pandemic recovery

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Đặng Hoàng Giang on Thursday held separate talks with Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Việt Nam Caitlin Wiesen, and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Việt Nam Naomi Kitahara.

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University of Đà Nẵng to upgrade to national university

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has approved the proposal to upgrade the University of Đà Nẵng to National Đà Nẵng University, placing it in the triangle strategic development system including Hà Nội and HCM City.

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Aviation authority approves increase of flight frequency at Tân Sơn Nhất Int'l Airport amid high demand

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has decided to increase the landing and takeoff frequency at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City

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Inside the lab that identifies the first Omicron cases in HCM City

The Department of Immunology laboratory at HCM City's Pasteur Institute is responsible for sequencing the genomes of COVID-19 patients, not only those detected in the city but also in 20 southern provinces.

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Minister urges Mekong Delta to develop agricultural economy mindset

The agriculture sector in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City should change its mindset from merely producing and instead become an agricultural economy to enable farmers to sell their produce, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan said.