Việt Nam News

Five years ago, Linh moved to the country on the other side of the world to find a new life as a construction worker.

It is the second COVID-19 vaccine to be authorised for use in Việt Nam, after the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

For almost a decade, People’s Public Security captain Nguyễn Trung Đức has been a digital detective, investigating primarily high-tech, financial crimes. And thanks to his dedication and enthusiasm, the 33-year-old and his team have brought many crooks to justice.

The law on donation, removal and transplantation of human tissues and organs and donation and recovery of cadavers should be amended to streamline procedures and help increase donations to save more lives, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn said.

Visas for foreigners living in Việt Nam will be issued online via the National Public Service Portal in 2021.

The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX initiative to Việt Nam, originally slated for late March, has now been delayed til mid-April due to production issues, an UNICEF official has confirmed.

UK-EU ongoing row over AstraZeneca vaccine, including potential a ban on exports of doses the company made in the EU, will not affect the supply to the COVAX initiative, EU Ambassador to Việt Nam Giorgio Aliberti reassured.

Hoàng Minh Trí, former Director of the HCM City Institute of Urban Planning, talks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about the need to have specific planning for the city’s path to urbanisation

Despite support from the State budget, many impoverished people still cannot afford health insurance and the poor account for a high proportion of those with TB.

Eight groups of people will enjoy a 15 per cent rise in their pensions and social insurance allowances and monthly subventions from January 1, 2022 when a draft decree on the adjustments of these allowances is issued, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA)

In a recent interview with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper, Deputy Director of the Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information Lê Quang Tự Do talks about measures to curb harmful content online. 

An additional 2,060 people received the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on March 22, increasing the total to 36,082 people, the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation said on Tuesday morning.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng highlighted the important role of young people in national development while attending a ceremony marking the 90th founding anniversary (March 26) of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU).

The steering committee for the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic and mountainous areas for 2021-2030 convened a meeting on Monday under the chair of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình.