Việt Nam News

The central province of Thừa Thiên Huế and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a Record of Discussion concerning the Huế Culture and Tourism smart city development project with a total fund of US$14.8 million.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Construction of Quảng Nam Province have handed over the first batch of resilient houses to poor households in celebration of the Tết (Lunar New Year).

To mitigate the impact of flooding caused by heavy rains and high river tides, HCM City has invested heavily in flood-prevention works, including drainage system improvement, dredging of canals, and wastewater treatment systems.

Ha Noi authorities plan to accelerate trade promotion to drive 'One Commune, One Product' (OCOP) product consumption domestically and for export, said Chu Phú Mỹ, Director of Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

When the new community cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai last month, Võ Ngọc Anh Thơ, a doctor of HCM City’s Chợ Rẫy Hospital, dropped everything and headed to the area on a mission.

Forestation has been seen as an effective way for people in the northern province of Cao Bằng to increase income as well as helping to protect local forests.

A 22-year-old man from Bắc Giang Province has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the husband of a woman who previously tested positive.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang targets an average annual growth rate of 24 per cent for marine aquaculture from now to 2030.

Hà Nội’s Fire Prevention and Control Police Office has carried out fire safety inspections and made repairs of places with high risks of fire and explosion in the city since early this year to ensure a safe Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday for city dwellers.

Việt Nam on Tuesday afternoon recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases, including 13 community infections connected to known outbreaks, and three imported cases, pushing the country’s caseload to 2,069.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday praised the efforts of the health workers who are still working tirelessly at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 outbreaks in Việt Nam while Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday has already started.

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HCM City plans to move its pig farming industry away from breeding for pork and increase the number of pigs raised for breeding purposes in the next five years.

HCM City authorities have ordered all non-essential services and entertainment, cultural and sports activities to be suspended from noon on February 9 amid continuing COVID-19 transmission.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has signed off a strategy for the development and application of space science and technology by 2030.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau targets a 0.3 percentage point reduction in the poverty rate this year, according to its Fatherland Front Committee.

Nano Covax is the first Việt Nam-made COVID-19 vaccine to enter human trial starting from December 17, 2020. The vaccine can be kept at normal refrigerator temperatures (2-8 degrees Celsius).