400 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday noon

Việt Nam reports 400 new local cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday noon in HCM City (347), Long An Province (19), Quảng Ngãi (13), Bắc Ninh (6), Phú Yên (4), Trà Vinh (3), Bắc Giang (3), Nghệ An (2), Cà Mau (1), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (1) and Đắk Lắk (1). 277 cases of these are in quarantined or locked down areas.

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Singapore Management University opens representative office in Việt Nam

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Winners of Vietnam News Agency Press Awards honoured

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Beverage tycoon sentenced to 8 years in prison for $41m fraud

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Vietnamese localities’ ties with US-based partners to be further enhanced

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Winners of protecting Party’s ideological foundation contest announced

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Việt Nam attends international security meeting in Russia

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First 97,110 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in Việt Nam, more to come in July

The first shipment of 97,110 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội on Wednesday morning.

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Five COVID-19 related deaths reported, four without underlying conditions

The National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Wednesday morning announced the deaths of five more COVID-19 patients, four of them are not suffering from underlying health issues in HCM City.

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HCM City to hike fines for illegal sand exploitation

The HCM City People's Committee has proposed doubling violation fines for illegal sand mining, transporting and trade.

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Anti-virus face mask makes wearers no longer feel stuffy

A Vietnamese scientist living in Japan has invented an air purifier face mask that kills bacteria, viruses and creates a flow of cool fresh air for the wearers.

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ItaCentro - 10 years mark of connection

Ten years ago, in April 2011, Hà Nội University (HANU) founded the Italian language, culture and international mobility centre (ItaCentro), being an administrative unit of the University, and strongly committed to contributing to the internationalisation of higher education in Việt Nam.

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Major transport projects to get underway this year, others to be completed

The Ministry of Transport plans to begin work on nine major infrastructure projects in the south this year to reduce traffic congestion and improve connectivity.

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COVID-19 vaccine production an urgent national task: professor

Scientist and professor Nguyễn Thanh Liêm speaks to Thế giới&Việt Nam (The world and Việt Nam) newspaper about domestic COVID-19 vaccine production

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City unveils scenario for coping with increasing number of severely ill COVID-19 patients

The HCM City Department of Health has developed a scenario to adapt to the increasing number of severely ill COVID-19 patients.

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City to apply stricter COVID prevention measures, ensure food supply

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has ordered HCM City authorities to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures, work with neigbouring provinces to ensure goods circulation, and provide timely support to thousands of residents affected by the outbreak.