60,355 new cases announced on February 23

Cases recorded in Hà Nội (7,419), Bắc Giang (2,998), Hải Dương (2,944), Hòa Bình (2,595), Bắc Ninh (2,505), Phú Thọ (2,499), Nam Định (2,203), Vĩnh Phúc (2,013), Quảng Ninh (1,868), Hải Phòng (1,816), Ninh Bình (1,739), Hưng Yên (1,617), Yên Bái (1,556), Nghệ An (1,525), Thái Nguyên (1,499), Hồ Chí Minh City (1,451), Lào Cai (1,406), Thái Bình (1,385), Lạng Sơn (1,322), Khánh Hòa (1,296), Tuyên Quang (1,277), Đắk Lắk (1,262), Quảng Nam (1,097), Bình Định (1,059), Hà Giang (1,057), Đà Nẵng (918), Cao Bằng (873), Quảng Bình (825), Thanh Hóa (803), Bình Phước (731), Hà Tĩnh (694), Lâm Đồng (636), Điện Biên (560), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (515), Hà Nam (448), Phú Yên (388), Cà Mau (378), Bình Dương (373), Lai Châu (371), Quảng Trị (327), Gia Lai (314), Đắk Nông (264), Thừa Thiên Huế (226), Bình Thuận (185), Kon Tum (155), Tây Ninh (142), Quảng Ngãi (108), Bắc Kạn (103), Bạc Liêu (98), Đồng Nai (92), Bến Tre (84), Vĩnh Long (69), Trà Vinh (50), Long An (49), Cần Thơ (41), Đồng Tháp (30), Ninh Thuận (19), Sóc Trăng (18), An Giang (14), Tiền Giang (12), Hậu Giang (9), Kiên Giang (8 ).

Over 100 skeletons discovered during drainage construction in Hà Nội

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Fading traditions: Vietnamese crafts in decline

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Đắc Lắk Province - Bright spot in housing programme implementation for ethnic minorities

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Disadvantaged groups in Việt Nam to benefit from tele-health services

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HCM City announces fares for its Metro Line 1

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Helmets given to kids for a safer tomorrow

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Nearly 79 per cent of students return to school

As of February 22, 78.86 per cent of students across the country have resumed face-to-face learning, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

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HCM City to respond to spread of now-dominant Omicron variant

The HCM City health sector has been told to be well prepared to respond to the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 being the dominant strain in the city.

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Warning on methanol poisoning as consumption of fake alcoholic drinks increases

The Poison Control Centre under the Hà Nội-based Bạch Mai Hospital has reported an increase in cases of methanol poisoning before and after the Tết holiday, warning that the use of fake alcoholic drinks and medical methanol could lead to fatalities.

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Challenges remain in tourism's digital transformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed big challenges for almost all industries and fields, with tourism suffering the most.

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Doctors caution against using coal stoves in enclosed spaces for heat

Doctors have again warned against the use of coal fires in enclosed rooms due to the risk of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, as the northern region plunged into a deep chill in recent days.

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Minimising COVID-related deaths top priority: MoH

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has demanded provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide press on with anti-COVID-19 measures amid a surge in new infections, stressing that minimising deaths is currently the top priority.

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Non-communicable diseases, mental health disorders to be further monitored

A national plan for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and mental health disorders for 2022–2025 has been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

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Takeda Vietnam plants trees in Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve

Takeda Vietnam’s staff planted more than 500 trees in Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve, one of nine biosphere reserves in Việt Nam, located about 50km away from downtown HCM City.

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Legislators convene session on child abuse

The National Assembly (NA) committees for culture-education, justice, and social affairs on February 22 convened a session to discuss solutions for violence against children, after several cases shocked the public recently.