More than 50 young people have attended the "Basic knowledge about the environment" training course provided under the "Youth for Environment" project carried out by the For Vietnamese Stature Foundation.

Foreigners who entered the country on tourist visas have been given a further grace period – until the end of July.

Showers, with rainfall of up to 100mm, are forecast to hit Hà Nội and other northern provinces on Tuesday afternoon, ending the prolonged heat wave in the region.

Loans from HCM City-based Vietnam Bank for Social Policies have provided capital to poor people and small businesses with financial difficulties caused by COVID-19.

Compared with the same period last year, the number of accidents, fatalities and injuries increased by 13 cases, 17 deaths and one injured victim, respectively.