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HCM City targets modern, inclusive healthcare system

Delay in land disbursement stymies progress of Long Thành int'l airport

A delay in land acquisition disbursement for the proposed Long Thành international airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai could affect its progress, experts have warned.

Local people and grassroots health stations get support to fight COVID-19

110 households in Mỹ Đức District listed as the most seriously affected by the pandemic received support as part of the Citi Foundation’s project for COVID-19-related community relief and economic recovery efforts globally.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on August 29 morning

Two new cases confirmed on Friday evening while 26 people recover from COVID-19

Two new COVID-19 cases, one imported and one locally-transmitted, were confirmed in Việt Nam on Friday evening while 26 people were declared recovered, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Cleared COVID-19 patient who tested positive again now negative

Patient 424 will need more negative tests during her quarantine at a hospital in the coming days.

Two new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday evening

COVID-19 latest update

Hospitals in Hà Nội and Bắc Ninh suspended from operations for failing to comply with anti-COVID-19 protocols

Three hospitals in Hà Nội and one in northern Bắc Ninh Province that failed to comply with COVID-19 prevention and control protocols have had their operations suspended, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hùng Vương Hospital sends parents messages about infant patients' health

Hùng Vương Hospital in HCM City provides free information to parents about their newborns' health via phone messages every day as parents are not allowed to visit the children because of COVID-19 prevention measures.

New major overpass opens to traffic in Hà Nội

The overpass at the Hoàng Quốc Việt-Nguyễn Văn Huyên crossroad in Hà Nội opened to traffic on Friday morning following 10 months of construction.

Deputy PM instructs urgent solutions to deal with traffic accidents

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình chaired a meeting on Thursday of the National Traffic Safety Committee to look into the causes of recent serious traffic accidents and seek solutions to fix accident hotspots.

Farmers in Mekong Delta attend floating English class

The students range in age from eight to 60 years old at the class on the fish farm raft of Lý Văn Bon in the district’s Bùi Hữu Nghĩa Ward.

Veteran creates jobs for rural workers

Over the years, many veterans from Nam Định Province have worked together to improve their economic standing and have created stable jobs for many rural workers.

Schools ready for opening ceremony, new academic year

More than 50 provinces and cities have announced schedules for the new school year and prepared scenarios to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City seeks ways to help students with financial difficulties

Nguyễn Thi Thu Tuyết has spent VNĐ 600,000 (US$26) for new textbooks and learning tools for the new school curriculum this year, nearly triple the amount compared to other textbooks.

No new cases announced on Friday morning

COVID-19 latest update

Summer volunteers organise activities for disadvantaged children

The HCM City summer youth volunteer campaign this year has provided a number of activities to care for children in all 24 districts, with total mobilised capital of nearly VNĐ1 billion (US$43,150).

PM asks for vigilance against COVID-19

Two new cases, five recoveries reported on Thursday evening

VN reports two new cases on Thursday evening

Philippines' naming of reefs and sandbars around Việt Nam's island "invalid": Foreign ministry

Việt Nam on Thursday contested Philippines’ recent naming of four sandbars and two coral reefs around Thị Tứ (Thitu) island in the South China Sea as “completely invalid.”