Việt Nam News

When everyone else flees a fire, it's the firefighters who rush in to put it out, despite the obvious dangers involved.

One new imported COVID-19 case was reported Wednesday evening, bringing the national total to 1,099.

A 48-year-old woman from HCM City lacked confidence around her friends after having half of her breast removed because of a cancerous tumour. After learning that surgery could rebuild the shape and look of her breast, she visited Bình Dân Hospital for breast reconstruction surgery.

The 16-month-old conjoined twins who were separated at the City Children's Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City were discharged on Wednesday (October 7) after more than 400 days at the hospital.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp has urged ministries, agencies and localities to implement measures to cope with heavy rains, floods and a low-pressure system in the East Sea.

The People’s Committee of Hà Nội launched the Month for the Poor and Social Welfare in 2020 at a ceremony on Tuesday.

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) were not safe for children, adolescents or young people, and these new products targeting young people had in fact created a new generation of addicts, experts warned.

The flexible and creative application of a strategy to prevent, detect, isolate, zone and control COVID-19 had played a decisive role in Việt Nam’s successful battle against the pandemic, experts have said.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German development agency, in cooperation with Việt Nam’s Directorate of Vocational Education and Training and departments of Labour invalids and Social Affairs in eight cities and provinces, will offer short training courses for 1,000 workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The International University- Việt Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City has decided to pay doctoral students VNĐ10 million (US$430) for monthly living expenses and waive tuition fees of up to 100 per cent in the 2020-21 academic year.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a public service workforce plan for 2021.

Most industries impacted by COVID-19 pandemic have shown “signs of recovery” in the third quarter, with better job situation and workers’ income in this period compared to the second quarter but not as good as last year’s third quarter.

The Government recently issued a decision to approve the task of making national master planning for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050.

The “Green journey, recycling milk cartons” contest will be organised at nearly 400 kindergartens and primary schools in HCM City from October to December by Nestlé MILO in collaboration with Tetra Pak and Revival Waste, with about 280,000 students expected to participate.

A 26-year-old student returning from UK is the latest COVID-19 case in Việt Nam, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 1,098.

Insights from a quarantine hotel manager in HCM City for the first time cleared the nagging question of why the room rates for isolation were much higher than those at ordinary accommodations.