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Children get free heart disease examinations

More than 3,000 children in the central provincial districts of Bắc Trà My, Núi Thành and Quế Sơn were provided with free examinations for congenital heart disease last week.

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An Giang households move out of landslide-prone area 

Fifteen households living along Cái Sao Canal in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang have been relocated to safe areas because of the risk of serious landslides.

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Tourism minister urges people to travel within Việt Nam: NA

Tourism and culture minister Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện implored people to go on travelling within the country as a key means to boost the ailing sector due to COVID-19 pandemic and a “foundation” to economic recovery. 

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HCM City Party chief calls for announcing ‘end’ of Việt Nam pandemic, reviving economy

Việt Nam should announce “the end” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and “develop a roadmap to gradually resume trade relations with 17 partners,” HCM City Party Committee secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has said.

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Key bridge to boost traffic connection

The Cẩm Kim Bridge across the Thu Bồn River has been completed to connect the tourism hub of Hội An with Điện Bàn Town, Duy Xuyên District. The district is home to Thanh Hà pottery village and eco-tour site Triêm Tây village.

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Medical worker of Vietnamese descent in Canada succumbs to COVID-19

Thông Nguyễn, who worked at Jean-Talon Hospital for 17 years, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on May 1 and self quarantined at home.

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Bodies of four missing fishermen off Hải Phòng coast found

The bodies of four missing fishermen who were involved in a collision between a fishing boat and a ship off Hải Phòng have been brought ashore.

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Hospital’s hematology department receives ISO certification

HCM City-based Thống Nhất Hospital’s hematology department on June 12 was granted ISO 15189:2012 certification which allows medical laboratories to develop quality management systems and assess their competence.

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Nuclear powers modernising, arms control outlook 'bleak': report

Nuclear powers continue to modernise their arsenals, researchers said on Monday, warning that tensions were rising and the outlook for arms control was "bleak".