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Roche Pharma Vietnam, HCMC University Medical Centre partner in improving cancer treatment

Roche Pharma Vietnam and the University Medical Centre of HCM City will work together in improving cancer management and treatment as part of a Memorandum of Understanding signed on July 13.

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Biggest supermoon of 2022 observed in Việt Nam

Vietnamese astronomy lovers had the opportunity to see a big and brilliant supermoon last night and early this morning.

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HCM City accelerates social housing development

HCM City expects to build about 35,000 social housing units with 2.5 million square metres of floor space in 2021-2025, and nearly 58,000 units with a floor space of 4.08 million square metres by 2030.

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$2 million dollar sturgeon project in Sơn La abandoned

A sturgeon breeding project worth more than VNĐ50 billion (US$2.1 million) has been abandoned in Sơn La Province for the past three years, wasting State investment resources.

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Motorbike taxi driver offer free rides to elderly, disabled

23-year-old Lê Minh Thiện from Thủ Đức, Hồ Chí Minh City is widely known on social media for his good deeds.

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Doctors warn of post-COVID infections in skull, jaw and face

A dozen patients suffering from osteomyelitis (bone infection) in the skull, jaw and face with unknown causes have been reported at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City in the past two months.

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Việt Nam reports 1,001 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

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Preserving traditional embroidery crafts in Hà Nội

The women in Tây Mỗ Village, Nam Từ Liêm District of Hà Nội are teaching embroidery for free to young people, in the hopes they will keep the traditional handicraft alive.

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Market on the up

After a quiet period due to COVID, Bến Thành Market is on the up again. Foreign tourists are coming back to this iconic destination in HCM City, bringing fresh hopes for traders, who wish to be back on their feet soon after a tough time.