1,587 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths reported on Friday

The 1,587 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections including 1,380 in the community, detected in Hà Nội (373), Phú Thọ (102), Vĩnh Phúc (92), Nghệ An (66), Yên Bái (65), Quảng Ninh (64), Tuyên Quang (60), Quảng Bình (59), Đà Nẵng (49), Bắc Ninh (48), Lào Cai (46), Hải Dương (46), Sơn La (43), Thái Bình (41), Thái Nguyên (40), Bắc Kạn (33), Hồ Chí Minh City (31), Quảng Trị (25), Lâm Đồng (24), Hà Tĩnh (23), Hưng Yên (23), Lai Châu (21), Hà Nam (19), Hà Giang (17), Lạng Sơn (16), Nam Định (15), Quảng Ngãi (15), Hòa Bình (15), Bắc Giang (14), Ninh Bình (13), Thanh Hóa (11), Cao Bằng (10), Điện Biên (10), Bình Phước (8 ), An Giang (6), Cà Mau (6), Bình Thuận (5), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (5), Gia Lai (4), Khánh Hòa (3), Long An (3), Vĩnh Long (3), Bình Định (3), Ninh Thuận (2), Tây Ninh (2), Trà Vinh (2), Thừa Thiên Huế (2), Đồng Nai (1), Bến Tre (1), Đồng Tháp (1), and Hậu Giang (1).

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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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Workshop discusses adult vaccination and shingles prevention

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UNICEF calls for stronger climate action on World Children's Day

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Health ministry targets national antibiotic use monitoring system by 2025

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Vietnamese Ambassador attends funeral of French journalist Madeleine Riffaud

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Hà Nội approves more than $1 billion for Ring Road No. 4 project

The Hà Nội People's Council for the term 2021 - 2026 on Friday agreed to spend VNĐ23.5 trillion (over US$1 billion) from the city budget for the Ring Road No. 4 project.

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Blood transfusion hospital opens second HCM City branch

The Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital in HCM City has opened a new branch in Bình Chánh District’s Tân Kiên high-tech medical cluster.

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Hà Nội bans pets from Hoàn Kiếm walking zone from May 27

Hà Nội will ban pets from the walking zone surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake from May 27.

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Twin sisters reunited after 47 years thanks to citizen ID cards

Twin sisters, separated 47 years ago, have been reunited in the most unusual of ways.

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Đồng Tháp develops lotus-related tourism

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp plans to expand lotus farming, increase the value of lotus products and promote tourism based on visits to lotus fields.

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USAID supports efforts to reduce congestion at Cát Lái Port

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) released on Thursday an action plan for reducing congestion at Cát Lái Terminal in HCM City, Việt Nam’s busiest container port.

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Legal framework, advanced technologies key to marine aquaculture

Improved legal framework and applications of advanced technologies are considered key to further development of marine aqualculture in Việt Nam.

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UNICEF calls for VN to speed up inclusion of 'child wasting' into policy

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