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Prime Minister orders urgent flood response as storm threat looms

Four new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday morning

Việt Nam records 41 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon, caseload surpasses 700

Wednesday’s tally of 43 became one of the highest daily spikes in local cases in Việt Nam since the beginning of the pandemic. One of the new patients is a one-year-old child, and another a police officer who was at guarding a COVID-19 case at Đà Nẵng Hospital.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on August 5 evening

Illegal immigration organisers handed 25 years in prison

The People’s Court of the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Tuesday sentenced Voòng A Sủi and five accomplices to a total of 25 years in prison for organising illegal immigration.

New roads to be built between HCM City, Long An Province

HCM City and neighbouring Long An Province have agreed to develop 23 transport works to enhance traffic connections between the two localities.

More than 200 hotels in VN selected to provide paid quarantine services

As many as 207 hotels with more than 23,000 beds in 25 cities and provinces across Việt Nam have registered to provide paid quarantine services, according to the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism.

Plans to expand Khuyến Lương Port

The Ministry of Transport has recently proposed an expansion project for Khuyến Lương Port, one of the capital city's four key ports.

Coronavirus strain in Đà Nẵng outbreak more infectious, but not deadlier: experts

The new outbreak has caused public concern after causing eight deaths in a week, Việt Nam's first since the onset of the pandemic.

PM encourages “soldiers in white coats” in COVID-19 fight

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday praised the wholehearted contribution of medical staff in the battle against COVID-19.

HCM City prepares scenario for 50 new COVID-19 cases

The city must prepare facilities and human resources for at least 50 new COVID-19 cases, HCM City Party Committee secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a recent meeting with the Steering Board for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Mountainous areas and islands need investment

PhD Doctor Lê Quốc Phương, former deputy director for the Information Centre for Industry and Trade, under the Ministry of Trade, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on key requirements in trade development in mountainous areas and islands

Two huge Beirut explosions kill 73, injure thousands

Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital.

Planning on Red River banks need pushing up

Hà Nội has created urban development plans for the banks of the Hông (Red) River, yet problems remain due to lack of flood and dyke planning.

Energy sector to go on recruitment drive this year: report

The energy sector is likely to see a sharp increase in hiring during the rest of the year, recruitment company Navigos Group has said in a report released recently.

Brave doctors head to Đà Nẵng to fight outbreak

As thousands of tourists fled Đà Nẵng after the COVID-19 outbreak sprang up in the central city, dozens of leading doctors went in the opposite direction, towards the danger.

COVID-19 outbreak brought under control in central region: Deputy PM

The new COVID-19 outbreaks in Đà Nẵng City and Quảng Nam have been brought under control, but the number of infection cases will continue to rise, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Two new COVID-19 cases connected to Đà Nẵng Hospital

Two more people connected to Đà Nẵng Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on August 5 morning

Việt Nam recorded eighteen COVID-19 cases Tuesday evening

Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday evening. Of those, 17 were community transmitted cases and one was imported, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced.