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Prime Minister orders urgent flood response as storm threat looms

Volunteers help relieve ear pain from face mask use

Ear guards, made of silicone or wool, are gadgets that go behind the head and have hooks to attach the straps of the medical mask to protect the ears of the wearers.

No new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday morning

PM Phúc urges improving COVID-19 testing capacity

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has ordered the medical sector to create a national-scale health care system in response to a scenario with an increasing number of critically-ill COVID-19 patients.

Two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday evening

Việt Nam recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in central Đà Nẵng City on Friday evening, increasing the national tally to 1,009.

Two new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday evening

Organic farming helps small businesses grow

As the demand for healthy food increases, one farmer in the central province of Phú Yên has decided to go organic.

More Vietnamese citizens return home from abroad

Pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm Lake close to prevent COVID-19

The People's Committee of Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội has announced the capital city’s popular ‘walking streets’ will temporarily close from Friday.

British Council survey asks country’s youth about concerns and aspirations

Young Vietnamese universally consider theirs to be a thriving country that offers ever-improving living conditions for all its people, a British Council study on their concerns and aspirations for the future has found.

COVID-19 under control in central region

The central city-based C Hospital officially offered haemodialysis treatment for patients testing negative for COVID-19 from Friday after one month of preparation and cleaning.

Vietjet on its journey to repatriate stranded passengers around the world

To further the domestic fight against the pandemic, Vietjet has cooperated with authorities to carry out four flights from Đà Nẵng to Hà Nội and HCM City on August 13 and 14 to support travellers stranded in the coastal city.

More than 340 Vietnamese citizens flown home from Australia

More than 340 Vietnamese citizens in Australia were brought home safely on a flight operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Thursday.

Health ministry orders halt to some inpatient visiting, restrict others

The Ministry of Health has announced a halt to inpatient visits in some critical units within public hospitals to limit the spread of COVID-19 after the country witnessed outbreaks in hospitals that lead to deaths.

Construction begins on Mỹ Thuận 2 Bridge

Construction on a cable-stayed bridge that will connect Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận and Mỹ Thuận-Cần Thơ expressways between HCM City and Cần Thơ began on Wednesday (August 19).

Northern areas brace for more rain

Northern provinces have seen heavy rains in the past few days, causing floods on the Thao River and inundation in Yên Bái Province, said the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

Hà Nội river water remains polluted

The water quality monitoring assessment was carried out in May at 185 monitoring points in five river basins by the Centre for Environmental Monitoring in the North.

No new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday morning

COVID-19 latest update

Việt Nam tops 1,000 COVID-19 patients

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam have topped the 1,000 mark as 14 new patients were reported on Thursday night, with two imported.

With 14 new cases on Thursday evening, VN's tally passes 1,000

Pasteur Institute helps Đà Nẵng improve COVID-19 testing capacity

The Pasteur Institute in HCM City has helped Hospital 199 of the Ministry of Public Security and the Đà Nẵng C Hospital in Đà Nẵng City, the epicentre of the new outbreak, to set up two laboratories that conduct tests to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.