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Vessel captain maintains innocence in $130m petrol smuggling case

Lê Đình Hùng said the transportation process followed international practices and that he did not know the petrol was being illegally smuggled.

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Health ministry urges COVID-19 vaccinations in localities where coverage lags

To date, 261 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered to Việt Nam's population of 98 million people.

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North-South Expressway contractors face punishment if targets missed

Contractors who slow down the progress of the North-South Expressway project will be strictly managed with by the Ministry of Transport.

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Teacher learns ethnic language to better educate students

For three months of summer, Thưu rode her motorbike to Rào Tre Village to practise the Chứt language, get acquainted with the villagers and her future students, and encourage the students to come to school after the summer.

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Doctor receives APAO blindness prevention award

This is the most prestigious award in the Asia-Pacific region's ophthalmology field, which comprises more than 40 countries and regions.

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HCM City provides two free buses for transfers to new Miền Đông bus station

Two free buses will be allocated to transfer passengers from the old Miền Đông bus station in Bình Thạnh District to the new Miền Đông bus station in Thủ Đức City.

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Việt Nam signs plan to improve the capacity of identifying remains during the war

Outlined in the plan is optimising technology to separate DNA from ancient bone samples, developing analytical techniques and applying next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to identify the missing people in the war on a large scale.

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Việt Nam reports 411 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday

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HCM City launches new information system to manage administrative procedures

The HCM City People’s Committee has launched an information system for receiving and managing administrative procedures.