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Prime Minister orders urgent flood response as storm threat looms

Eight more patients with COVID-19 recover across the country, total hits 241

Eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were released from two treatment facilities in Hà Nội and southern Bình Thuận Province on Friday afternoon.

Việt Nam donates 15,000 face masks to France

Vietnamese Embassy in France on Thursday presented more than 15,000 face masks to French associations and local authorities.

DRVN to strengthen quality of driving instructors

Driving instructors who are found to be unqualified or fail to attend teaching courses will have their certificates revoked and be dismissed, the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam (DRVN) has said.

Two officials charged with land management violations

The Investigation Police Agency in central Phú Yên Province has started legal proceedings over two officials in Sông Cầu Town for their violations on land management.

Vietnamese officer makes masks for UN staff in central Africa

Vietnamese Lt Col Nguyễn Thị Liên has taken it upon herself to help out – by making masks for her colleagues stationed in Central Africa.

An Giang aims for lower poverty rate

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to reduce its poverty rate from 2.63 per cent to less than 2 per cent by the end of this year, according to the province People’s Committee.

Construction on facilities for ferries between Cần Giờ-Vũng Tàu starts

Construction of facilities for ferry services on the first Cần Giờ-Vũng Tàu sea route began yesterday (May 8) in HCM City.

VN records no new COVID-19 cases on Friday morning

Việt Nam recorded no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday morning marking 22 consecutive days without a single community transmission.

COVID-19 figures as of 6 am, May 8

Online enrollment to be used for 2020-2021 school year in HCM City

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has directed all schools in the city to apply online enrollment for the next school year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

No appropriate solutions implemented to improve pollution: MONRE

Major sources of environmental pollution come from socio-economic development activities, the ministry stated, reflected in 372 industrial zones being established last year, including 280 coming beginning operation, 29 more than in 2018.

Criminal proceedings begin over Hà Nội veterinary medicine warehouse fire

Việt Nam records 17 new COVID-19 patients returning from UAE

Việt Nam recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases imported from overseas, rising the national count to 288 on Thursday evening.

Five arrested in Thanh Hóa for trafficking 700kg of explosives

Five people in the central province of Thanh Hóa have been arrested for trafficking more than 700kg of explosives, according to the provincial police.

COVID-19 figures in Việt Nam as of 6pm on May 7

Export of drugs used for COVID-19 treatment to be resumed

The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to allow enterprises to export drugs used to treat COVID-19 after a month-long suspension.

COVID-19 testing machine price jacked up by three times in Hà Nội: public security ministry

Seven officials from Hà Nội’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and related companies confessed to the police they had jacked up the price of the COVID-19 testing machines by a factor of three, the Ministry of Public Security has said.

Traffic police to start one-month crackdown

Traffic police nationwide will start a campaign to inspect and handle road violations from May 15 to June 14, the Traffic Police Department announced on Thursday morning.

One more patient with COVID-19 recovers in central Hà Tinh Province

Another Vietnamese patient with COVID-19 has recovered and was released from the Cầu Treo International Border Gate’s General Hospital in central Hà Tĩnh Province on Thursday afternoon.

PM allows resumption of non-essential services

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has decided to allow non-essential service establishments, except for clubs and karaoke bars, to resume operations but they have to maintain preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.