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Prime Minister orders urgent flood response as storm threat looms

Mastermind of “corpse-in-concrete” case sentenced to death

A woman who murdered two men and encased their corpses in concrete has been sentenced to death.

270 South Korean experts quarantined in Hải Phòng

A total of 270 South Korean experts working for different companies under the LG Corporation entered Việt Nam on Thursday via the Cát Bi International Airport.

Hà Nội Oncology Hospital is recognised as highest level hospital on cancer treatment

The Ministry of Health has recognised the Hà Nội Oncology Hospital as a high level hospital and assigned the hospital a task of directing specialised techniques on oncology.

Vietnamese citizens brought home safely from Southwestern Asia

Nearly 200 Vietnamese citizens from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives were brought home safe and sound on a repatriation flight on Thursday and Friday.

No new cases on Friday morning

Trà Vinh Province to pay $1.7m compensation to farmers hit by drought, saltwater

The Trà Vinh Province People’s Committee has decided to provide relief worth more than VNĐ40 billion (US$1.7 million) to more than 28,000 farming households to revive agriculture, which was severely affected by drought and saltwater intrusion in the 2019 - 20 dry season.

Kiên Giang steps up efforts to treat waste

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has begun to increase waste treatment on islands and along coasts to protect the environment.

Save a cup, save the environment

AYA Cup, an exchange cup system for takeaway, lends reusable cups made from cassava starch with a deposit of VNĐ50,000 (US$2.1) for each cup.

Three horses to pull nation's economic growth: PM Phúc

PM Phúc said the task of economic recovery was more urgent than ever and that Việt Nam must make use of the fact it has controlled the COVID-19 pandemic early.

Việt Nam makes progress in public budget accountability

The International Budget Partnership (IBP) chose CID to conduct the open budget survey (OBS) 2019 in Việt Nam.

Children need four diptheria shots

The General Department of Preventive Medicine has urged parents to be sure their children have a total of four diptheria vaccine shots taken at the proper times.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam on Thursday evening

Four more COVID-19 patients recover, total hits 340

Four more COVID-19 patients have made a full recovery and were discharged from the National Tropical Diseases Hospital on Thursday morning.

Hà Nội to inspect pavements’ stone paving

The request was released after reports that the work in some districts was not good quality.

City tech department tells IT firms to set up platforms to bring together start-ups

The HCM City Department of Science and Technology has called on technology companies to create an online eco-system to facilitate the activities of start-ups.

Cleaners' lives turned upside down by COVID-19

It was March 31, the day Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc announced the 14-day social distancing orders across Việt Nam, meaning all unnecessary services – including home cleaning – must be suspended.

Senior businessmen want to nurture start-ups

Firms in Việt Nam, like others across the world, have been suffered negative impacts due to the pandemic, with many bankrupt, dissolved, suspended or downsized.

Traffic safety improves in first half of the year due to pandemic, laws

According to the National Committee for Traffic Safety, between December 15, 2019, and June 14, 2020, 6,790 traffic accidents were reported nationwide, killing 3,242 people and injuring 4,939 people.

Kiên Giang to invest $14m in One Commune, One Product programme

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend more than VNĐ326 billion (US$14 million) to implement the One Commune, One Product programme in 2019 – 25.