Việt Nam News

A total of 58 samples taken from people in close contact with COVID-19 patient No 22 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 according to a report from the central city’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC) released on Tuesday.

Police from the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn have arrested Nguyễn Đình Duyệt, deputy director of the provincial Natural Resources and Environment Department, for allegedly “abusing position and power while performing duties" following Article 281 of the 2015 Penal Code, on Thursday.

The Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng has declared a state of emergency after drought and saltwater intrusion hit the region, strongly affecting local residents’ lives and production.

Researchers from the National Centre for Technological Progress have developed a robot that can disinfect large surfaces quickly to support Việt Nam’s fight against COVID-19.

HCM City's proactive efforts on isolating people with COVID-19, tracking down their second- and third-hand contacts and providing treatment for those who are infected has resulted in a lower incidence of cases, with the rate of spread currently under contol, city leaders have said.

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The light in the lab of the Hà Nội Centre for Disease Control (CDC) hasn’t been off for a second since March 6.

Amid the complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, many universities are preparing backup plans in case the results of the high school exams are not available for enrollment procedures.

The People’s Committee of the central highland province of Lâm Đồng has announced that it would discipline leaders and forest owners who failed to prevent deforestation in their localities in the past three weeks.

As the global number of COVID-19 cases accelerates towards the two million mark, Việt Nam has started to receive international accolades for its all-out efforts that have managed to keep its tally considerably low given its direct proximity to China.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has earmarked more than VNĐ175 billion (US$7.5 million) to build water supply works in coastal areas before the start of the 2020 dry season in November.

There are many countries in the world right about now that should be picking up the phone and giving Viêt Nam a call.

As communities around the world deal grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and nurses have been on the front lines, working around the clock to help treat patients and contain the spread of the virus.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has recently proposed an aid package worth VNĐ515.3 billion ($22 million) to deal with drought and saltwater intrusion in 2020.

District authorities are sending detailed compensation plans to households that must move to make way for the city’s Metro Line No 2, which runs between Bến Thanh market in District 1 and Tham Lương Depot in District 12.

The move came after local media reported that on March 30, a 24-year-old shipper of Phúc Cường Transport Service Co Ltd agreed to transport a package for Đường’s company from Thái Bình Province to Hà Nội.

A teenage girl from a remote Mong ethnic minority community has tested positive for COVID-19.