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Driver praised for rescuing toddler on highway

Elevated roads in HCM City could ease gridlock

HCM City should build an integrated elevated road system to tackle traffic congestion as land for transport in the inner city has become scarce, experts have urged.

New Cần Giờ Bridge, coastal tourism sites approved

The Prime Minister has approved the construction of Cần Giờ Bridge as well as plans to develop the Cần Giờ Tourism Urban Area project.

Cà Mau co-operatives see higher incomes, stable prices

The number of farmers' cooperatives that have effective operations has increased as a result of support policies from Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta.

VN coast guards support poor fishermen after social distancing

Coast guards donated money, rice and medical masks to help local fishermen to overcome difficulties after social distancing.

Students' take the lead in environmental protection activities

Students, who account for one fourth of the country’s population, have applied their awareness and knowledge about natural resources and environmental protection to practical activities.

Ethnic soldiers proudly serve on Sơn Ca Island

There are 41 ethnic minority soldiers working on Trường Sa Archipelago, including people of Chăm, Mường, Dao, Mông, Khmer, S’tiêng, Tày and Raglai ethnicities.

Dyke violations on the rise

Most of the violations involved the construction of houses and workshops, illegal sand exploitation and storage of building materials, and overloaded vehicles travelling on dykes.

HCM City achieves positive results in fighting trade fraud

HCM City authorities have seized more than 36,350 smuggled and counterfeited goods and imposed fines of about VNĐ7 billion (US$301,600) for violations after its coordination plan No 15 was launched last year in May.

HCM City paediatric hospital performs tricky surgery for lung tumour on 12-year-old girl

Doctors from the Children’s Hospital No.1 and Phạm Ngọc Thạch Hospital in HCM City have successfully performed a live-saving surgery on a 12-year-old girl with tumours in the lung.

No new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday morning

Việt Nam goes 73rd day without community infection

Two Vietnamese women repatriated from Kuwait were the latest people to test positive for COVID-19, reported on Saturday

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on Sunday evening

CAAV suspends 27 Pakistani pilots working in Việt Nam

The Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam (CAAV) has reviewed and temporarily suspended 27 Pakistani pilots working at Vietnamese airlines following an internationally-shocking fake pilot license scandal in the South Asian country.

HCM City's last bookbinder keeps craft alive

Twenty to 25 years ago, when the internet was not as well developed as it is now in Việt Nam, a bookbinder was still a famous high-paying job.

No new COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on Sunday morning

Vietnamese citizens brought home from Singapore

More than 300 Vietnamese citizens arrived home on Saturday after being repatriated from Singapore.

Two new imported COVID-19 cases reported Saturday afternoon

Two Vietnamese women repatriated from Kuwait are the latest people to test positive for COVID-19.

Suspect admits offence in case of 39 Vietnamese lorry deaths

Alexandru Hanga, on June 26, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration in a case linked to 39 Vietnamese migrants who were found dead inside a lorry in Essex, the UK, last October.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on Saturday evening

Teacher works to stamp out child drownings

Phạm Văn Vũ, 40, lives in Cẩm Tân Commune in Cẩm Thủy District, a mountainous area, where adults children have to use boats and cross bridges spanning the Mã River to get to work and school.