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

Boy lauded for clearing trash from clogged drains in southern Việt Nam

A boy in Long Thành District, the southern province of Đồng Nai, has been praised after a clip of him removing trash from a sewer on June 16 went viral.

More than 355 people isolated to contain diphtheria

Up to 355 people living in Area 2, Village 6, Quảng Hoà Commune, Đắk Glong District in Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông have been quarantined after two cases of diphtheria including one death were reported.

Landslides threatens Cần Thơ residents

Erosion along the riverbank of Trà Nóc River in Cần Thơ City's Bình Thủy District has caused damage to local households, according to the city's steering committee for disaster prevention and search and rescue.

Pedal power is helping kids cycle into life

Thắng had no clue how to repair bicycles before he began the project and needed to learn from scratch.

Đồng Tháp Province keen on switching to efficient irrigation

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has encouraged farmers and farming companies to improve the efficiency of their irrigation to increase yields and reduces costs.

HCM City to focus on major transport projects, less urgent to get short shrift

The city will focus on major transport projects that help ease traffic gridlock and scrap less urgent ones since resources are limited, the HCM City government has said.

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

Việt Nam marks 66 days without community transmission

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam over the weekend, making Sunday the 66th straight day without community transmission in the country, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Sunday evening update

Man kills himself after stabbing couple to death over debt

Colonel Tráng A Tủa, vice director of the province’s police, said police found papers which showed the man’s wife borrowed more than VNĐ1.5 billion from the victim.

Zero-đồng supermarket opened in Thăng Long industrial zone to help COVID-19-affected workers

Each customer who visits the zero-đồng supermarket, operated by the Trade Union of Thăng Long Industrial zone, is allowed to choose a package of groceries worth around VNĐ200,000 for free. Items on the shelf included essential goods such as rice, eggs, cereals, vegetables, noodles, and protective products like face masks, and hand sanitiser.

Đắk Lắk police bust cross-border drug ring, seize 1.8kg of crystal meth

The police found 1.8kg of crystal meth, worth VNĐ450 million (US$19,340), hidden under the seats of a car.

Nestlé builds playgrounds from recycled materials

Under the programme 'Dynamic Playground Việt Nam' from May 2020 to December 2021, 30 playgrounds will be built from recycled materials from milk cartons and tires.

Sunday morning update

One more recovery, no new cases reported on Saturday evening

A 37-year-old Vietnamese man is the latest patient to be given the all-clear from COVID-19.

No new cases reported on Saturday evening, one more recovered

Cần Thơ to seek private investment for nurseries for IP workers' children

The Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ will issue more preferential policies for invertors to set up private nurseries in the city’s industrial parks and processing export zones, according to the city People’s Committee.