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Passenger coach plunged into a ravine, leaving at least 4 dead

HCM City-Long An Province roads to be widened to cope with growing traffic

HCM City and its neighbouring Long An Province plan to widen seven roads that connect each other by 2025 at a cost of VNĐ24.4 trillion (US$1.05 billion).

Students volunteer to fight pandemic in Đà Nẵng

Facing the complex outbreak, the Ministry of Health's working groups has set up plans for worst-case scenarios in Da Nang.

Quảng Nam, Đà Nẵng increase SARS-CoV-2 testing

The central province of Quảng Nam and Đà Nẵng city have accelerated mass testing for the coronavirus.

Measures implemented to ensure safe high school exam

The high school graduation exam will take place as scheduled on August 8 to 10 in localities across Việt Nam, except for areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and where social distancing measures have been applied.

Đà Nẵng fishermen protect seafood resources

The main task of the team is to tell local fishermen about the Law on Fisheries so that they understand and comply with the law.

Hà Nội man among latest positive COVID-19 patients

A man from Hà Nội who works for a public transport company is the among the latest people to test positive for coronavirus.

Mekong Delta begins relief work after being battered by heavy rains, winds

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are mobilising personnel and funds to provide relief and rehabilitation after houses, crops and dykes were damaged by the impact of tropical storm Sinlaku in the last few days.

Four new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday morning

Việt Nam records 41 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon, caseload surpasses 700

Wednesday’s tally of 43 became one of the highest daily spikes in local cases in Việt Nam since the beginning of the pandemic. One of the new patients is a one-year-old child, and another a police officer who was at guarding a COVID-19 case at Đà Nẵng Hospital.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on August 5 evening

Illegal immigration organisers handed 25 years in prison

The People’s Court of the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Tuesday sentenced Voòng A Sủi and five accomplices to a total of 25 years in prison for organising illegal immigration.

New roads to be built between HCM City, Long An Province

HCM City and neighbouring Long An Province have agreed to develop 23 transport works to enhance traffic connections between the two localities.

More than 200 hotels in VN selected to provide paid quarantine services

As many as 207 hotels with more than 23,000 beds in 25 cities and provinces across Việt Nam have registered to provide paid quarantine services, according to the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism.

Plans to expand Khuyến Lương Port

The Ministry of Transport has recently proposed an expansion project for Khuyến Lương Port, one of the capital city's four key ports.

Coronavirus strain in Đà Nẵng outbreak more infectious, but not deadlier: experts

The new outbreak has caused public concern after causing eight deaths in a week, Việt Nam's first since the onset of the pandemic.

PM encourages “soldiers in white coats” in COVID-19 fight

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday praised the wholehearted contribution of medical staff in the battle against COVID-19.

HCM City prepares scenario for 50 new COVID-19 cases

The city must prepare facilities and human resources for at least 50 new COVID-19 cases, HCM City Party Committee secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a recent meeting with the Steering Board for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Mountainous areas and islands need investment

PhD Doctor Lê Quốc Phương, former deputy director for the Information Centre for Industry and Trade, under the Ministry of Trade, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on key requirements in trade development in mountainous areas and islands

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 73, injure thousands

Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital.