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HCM City targets modern, inclusive healthcare system

Two men arrested for shooting passersby with air rifle

Two men in Hà Nội have been arrested after reportedly shooting and injuring pedestrians with an air rifle on Nguyễn Thị Định Street in Cầu Giấy District earlier this month.

Woman arrested for smuggling nearly 12,000 meth pills

Police in the northern province of Sơn La on Thursday arrested a woman for allegedly smuggling meth in Mộc Châu Plantation Town in Mộc Châu District.

Việt Nam confirms 24 new imported COVID-19 cases, raising total to 312

Twenty four people returning to Viet Nam on a flight from Russia have tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 figures as of 6am, May 15

24 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday morning, all returning from Russia

ASEAN calls for support for workers affected by COVID-19

ASEAN labour ministers have called for measures to ensure workers’ income, jobs and safety at an online special meeting on Thursday in order to support labourers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese millennials turn quarantine experiences into app

Returning to Việt Nam on March 14, 22-year-old Nguyễn Tuấn Minh was among thousands of overseas students fleeing Europe after the continent becoming the global epicentre for COVID-19.

Barber truck offers free haircuts to people in need

There is nothing unusual about barber shops, but in HCM City there is a barber shop that moves.

Protectionism no good for economies amid COVID-19: APEC expert

Some developing countries in Asia, including Việt Nam, could still grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic due to an increase in domestic demands when the the manufacturing sector recovers.

Ten die in construction accident

As of 5pm, the local medical sector confirmed 10 people were killed in the accident, including eight who died on the spot and two others at the district hospital.

City launches contest on AI applications

The HCM City Department of Science and Technology on May 14 launched a contest to find and support artificial intelligence (AI) application projects for use in trade and other sectors.

Ten people killed, several injured in Đồng Nai wall collapse

Ten people have been killed and several others injured in a wall collapse at Giang Điền Industrial Zone, Trảng Bom District, Đồng Nai Province on Thursday afternoon.

VN's latest update of COVID-19 as of 6pm, May 14

An Giang quarantine camp escapee returns

A Vietnamese man who escaped from a quarantine centre in southern An Giang Province after entering Việt Nam illegally from Cambodia by boat has returned, the local Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control has said.

Central province faces drought due to extreme hot weather

Although it is just the beginning of the dry season, many districts in the central province of Quảng Ngãi are already suffering the effects of extremely hot weather and drought.

Preferential programme promotes solar power

The HCM City Power Corporation Corporation under Viet Nam Electricity (EVNHCMC) is co-operating with suppliers to carry out preferential programmes to encourage enterprises and individuals in the city to use solar power.

26 Vietnamese people volunteer to donate lungs to British pilot

As many as 26 Vietnamese people have volunteered to donate part of their lungs to save a critically ill British pilot, Việt Nam’s 91st COVID-19 patient, the National Co-ordination Centre for Human Organ Transplantation has said.

Pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake to reopen

After remaining closed for more than three months, the People's Committee of Hoan Kiem district in Ha Noi has announced the capital city’s popular ‘walking streets’ will reopen on Friday (May 15).

Eight patients recover from COVID-19, total at 260

Eight more patients with COVID-19 have recovered at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on Thursday, bringing the country’s total cases being given the all-clear to 260.

Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu reservoirs face dead water levels

Due to the prolonged dry season, water levels at many reservoirs in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu are at or lower than dead water levels.

Đồng Tháp rice farmers switch to other higher value crops

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has switched to growing other crops this year on 3,570ha of unproductive rice fields, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.