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Hà Nội Liberation Day: From historical memory to a modern “City for Peace”

Việt Nam gets closer to COVID-19 vaccine

A vaccine for COVID-19 that is being developed by State-owned vaccine manufacturer VABIOTECH Co., Ltd. could generate relatively high immune response, according to the company chairman Đỗ Tuấn Đạt.

HCM City reports one diphtheria case

A 20-year-old man who tested positive for diphtheria is being treated at Military Hospital 175 in HCM City, making the city the second locality in Việt Nam reporting diphtheria cases this month after the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông.

29 involved in Đồng Tâm disturbance prosecuted

All the prosecuted persons are residents of Hoành and Đồng Mít hamlets of Đồng Tâm. Among them, 25 face murder charges while the four others are accused of resisting on-duty officers.

Benefit sharing model introduced in sustainable organic production

A brand new model of cooperation and benefit sharing between farmers, localities and entrepreneurs in organic farming was officially launched on Thursday.

Man who escaped from quarantine centre caught by authorities

A man who fled a COVID-19 quarantine centre in Quảng Ninh province has been recaptured by the authorities.

Feeling the heat

As temperatures rise across Việt Nam, spare a thought for those in hospital right now. Doctors, nurses, patients and their relatives are all feeling a little hot under the collar. One hospital in Hà Nội is doing its best to work around the sweltering heat, and make everyone there as comfortable as possible.

150 Japanese experts arrive in Việt Nam

All passengers wore protective suits, filled in compulsory health declarations, and have been quarantined at facilities for 14 days. The check-in counters and airport terminals were also later sterilised.

Heavy rains cause landslides and traffic jams in Lai Châu

Heavy rain from last night and landslides impacted the roads to Pa Ủ, Tà Tổng and Thu Lũ communes of Mường Tè District.

Israel shares experiences with Việt Nam in saving water in farming

Drip irrigation helped save 80 per cent of water compared with conventional watering techniques.

Robots given to hospital to help protect frontline health workers from COVID-19

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday donated three Ohmni Robots to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases to help protect frontline doctors and nurses from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

More Vietnamese from Africa, Malaysia brought home

Vietnamese and Ethiopian airlines repatriated more than 130 Vietnamese citizens from Nigeria, Cameroon and Malaysia.

Vietnamese tech experts join transnational cyber-attack exercise

The 2020 ASEAN-Japan Cyber Exercise focused on solutions and information-sharing mechanisms to deal with fake websites.

Đồng Nai to develop smart urban area near new airport

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged Đồng Nai Province to speed up the progress of the Long Thành international airport and create a “comprehensive plan” to develop smart urban areas around the proposed airport.

HCM City education dept prepares for new training programme

The HCM City Department of Education and Training and city schools have been training teachers, choosing textbooks, and preparing facilities to carry out a new nationwide training programme in the 2020-2021 academic year required by the Ministry of Education and Training.