Restaurants, coffee shops, street vendors and beaches reopened Wednesday morning in Da Nang as the COVID-19 pandemic is well under control in the central city.

A special report entitled: ‘Youth for Climate Action in Việt Nam’ along with a Dialogue with the COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma, has been launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

As COVID-19 infections have been reported in the community and hospitals recently, many people have delayed important hospital visits despite their worsening health.

Tiền Giang Province is spending over VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$58 million) to upgrade Chợ Gạo Canal, one of the Mekong Delta’s most important waterways.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend VNĐ16 billion (US$700,000) to provide vocational training to its workforce this year.

Many districts in HCM City are adjusting  the enrollment period, simplifying procedures, and increasing the use of technology for the upcoming academic year.

Professor Trần Quý Tường, director general of the Agency of Information Technology at the Ministry of Health, talks about the application of information technology in COVID-19 prevention work. 

Increasing testing capacity and managing foreign and Vietnamese arrivals, including those who have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, were highlights during a meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control yesterday in Hà Nội. 

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