Việt Nam News

HCM City plans a number of traffic infrastructure works around Tân Sơn Nhất Airport to cope with the whopping 50 million passengers it is expected to handle annually by 2023 when its T3 terminal is completed.

The HCM City Oncology Hospital will start admitting patients at its new 1,000-bed facility in District 9 from tomorrow (October 2), which will help reduce the overcrowding at its existing one in Bình Thạnh District.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, has called on countries to combine strength and coordinate actions in a more urgent, drastic and practical manner to protect biodiversity – a priceless natural resource.

 Singapore will lift border restrictions for visitors from Việt Nam and Australia, excluding Victoria state, from October 8.

Activities for children have been held across the country in recent days to welcome Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Thursday.

One new imported COVID-19 case was confirmed in Việt Nam on Thursday morning, bringing the total to 1,095, said the Ministry of Health.

Provinces in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have stepped up preventive measures to reduce the risk of outbreaks after an increase in the number of dengue fever cases in various parts of the Mekong Delta region.

Work to expand the capacity of the Đồng Diều wastewater transfer pumping station in HCM City’s District 8 has been completed.

The HCM City Police on Tuesday (Sep 29) launched an action month to ensure security, social order and safety in the city during the upcoming 11th municipal Party Congress and the 7th Party Congress of the Central Public Security Organisation.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has sent a letter to all children in Việt Nam and Vietnamese children overseas, sharing joy with them on the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

It has been 30 years since Trương Viết Dũng, a 70-year-old veteran, started making lanterns for sale in the city of the eponymous province.

Foreigners who entered Việt Nam from March 1 can have their temporary stay permits automatically extended for another month until October 31, the Immigration Department announced on Wednesday.

The development of HCM City's Northwestern Urban Area is expected to attract increased investment, drive economic growth of neighbouring areas, and strengthen relations with Cambodia and other ASEAN countries.

The US government has donated 100 brand-new ventilators to Việt Nam through the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

HCM City authorities on Tuesday connected emergency telephone numbers 113, 114 and 115 to make it more convenient for people needing emergency healthcare, firefighting and rescue services.