Việt Nam News

Authorities in Đà Nẵng have ordered the closure of restaurants, cafes and online shopping service from 1pm on Thursday (July 30) to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Sixteen Vietnamese citizens have been caught by border guards trying to illegally enter the Việt Nam from China.

Việt Nam’s first COVID-19 fatality has been officially confirmed.

A huge fire that broke out at around 9.15am on Friday destroyed almost ten houses in southern Kiên Giang Province’s Rạch Giá City.

Four more patients with COVID-19 recovered and were released from treatment facility of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on July 31, lifting total cases being given the all-clear to 373.

Việt Nam ranked second in the International Chemistry Olympiad 2020, with all four students winning gold medals, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training.

The Ministry of Health has established a special team in response to the new COVID-19 threat in Đà Nẵng where the number of infections has risen rapidly.

Đà Nẵng will begin mass testing for all local people to eliminate possible SARS-CoV-2 infections in the community this weekend.

Thousands of medical face masks that fall below standards have been seized by the authorities.

HCM City People’s Committee has ordered a temporary halt to festivals and events with more than 30 people in attendance. Bars, clubs and restaurants will also be closed from July 31 to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A man has been sentenced to death for trafficking 3.5 kilograms of heroin.

Vietnamese authorities and representative offices in the US and Vietnam Airlines coordinated with the US relevant agencies to conduct a flight bringing home nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens from San Francisco (the US) and Narita (Japan) airports on July 29-30.

Đồng Tháp Province’s Châu Thành District is expanding its growing area for exports of sweet potatoes, which consistently provide high incomes for farmers.

The World Bank and the State Bank of Việt Nam on Thursday signed a US$6.2 million grant agreement to strengthen Việt Nam’s COVID-19 surveillance and testing capacities, research capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and test kits, and communications about the pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has praised the contributions made by intellectuals, scientists, writers and artists to national defence and development, and pledged favourable conditions for their development.

Đồng Nai Province plans to send officials to assist the Long Thành District in speeding up site clearance, compensation and resettlement for households affected by the Long Thành international airport project so that construction can begin next year. 

Three construction workers have died after scaffolding collapsed at a building site in Hà Nội.