An appeal trial looking into the trade of counterfeit cancer drugs at Việt Nam Pharma (VN Pharma) JSC commenced on Monday morning in HCM City.

Three more patients with COVID-19 recovered and were discharged from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Monday afternoon, bringing the country’s total cases being given the all-clear to 263, making up 82 per cent of total patients.

Excess levels of bacteria was the main cause of a food poisoning case in Đà Nẵng City on May 7. This was the conclusion of the Đà Nẵng Food Safety Management Committee, released on Monday.

Many crop growing areas in Cà Mau Province’s freshwater zones are facing a severe shortage of water because of a prolonged dry spell.

The lives of ethnic minority people in the central province of Quảng Bình’s Minh Hóa District have changed thanks to the care of soldiers over the past 10 years.

During her time she has earned the nickname the ‘beggar’ because no matter where she goes or who she meets, she is constantly asking for donations to help the poor. And when the cash doesn’t come in, she will dig deep into her own pockets to buy gifts for poor households in the ward.

Authorities and people in HCM City held tree-planting activities across 24 districts on the day. In 2019, the city planted more than 400,000 trees.

The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the owners of 151 villas built before 1975 to repair or renovate the buildings, most of which are located in districts 1 and 3.

The move aims to respond to the call from the trade union of 19 local industrial parks and local authorities to help workers overcome difficulties triggered by the pandemic.