Việt Nam News

The explosion was triggered by a bolt of lightning.  

No new cases reported on Tuesday evening

Nguyễn Văn Phố declared that while working in Angola, he had met a contractor named Anh who offered VNĐ1.2 million (US$51.7) to him to transport a piece of luggage with those objects to Việt Nam.

Five COVID-19 patients, including one treated at HCM City’s Hospital of Tropical Diseases, and four others treated at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases have recovered on Tuesday morning, bringing Việt Nam’s total cases being given the all-clear to 298.

The health ministry’s Medical Services Administration will partner with eight local and international NGOs in rehabilitation activities to improve life quality and community integration of the disabled in Việt Nam as part of an MoU signed on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Cabinet members have begun reviewing the national socio-economic situation in May – the first month after the social distancing measures were lifted and the economy entered the “new normal” period

Two people have died and another is missing after an explosion at stone quarry triggered by a bold of lightning.

More heat waves are forecast to hit Việt Nam in June, mostly in the first two weeks. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a proposal by the northern province of Bắc Giang People’s Committee on the entry of 309 Chinese traders to Việt Nam for lychees.

A 30-year-old woman who illegally returned to Việt Nam from China on May 28 and then flew from Hà Nội to HCM City has tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 twice, director of HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases said on Tuesday morning.

The new electricity prices included in the Government Decision No 13 (valid from last week) and the electricity purchasing contract form are expected to promote investments on rooftop solar projects in HCM City.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked the People’s Committee to approve an additional subsidy of VNĐ161 billion (US$6.9 million) for public bus operators this year.

The restaurant owner Phạm Hồng Anh said that since the middle of last month, her family’s restaurant started providing lunch for 40 healthcare workers in their neighbourhood.

Because of her upbringing in a poor rural area, she understands and sympathises with poor people and wanted to help them in her career.

District authorities in HCM City have been urged to complete land acquisition, compensation payment and resettlement by the end of June for the metro line No 2 between Districts 1 and 12.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is operating the flight, repatriating 243 Vietnamese stranded in Australia and another 100 stranded in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and Hà Nội People’s Committee on Monday launched the national action month for children 2020.