The death toll of 32 makes the An Phú the deadliest karaoke fire in Việt Nam to date, followed by the conflagration of a bar in Cầu Giấy District of Hà Nội in 2016 that killed 13 people.
Universities are expected to complete admission on September 17, and therefore the admission period of junior colleges and intermediate schools will run until the end of the month.
The US CDC has been supporting Việt Nam in the global health security programme, field epidemiology training programme, and the establishment and operation of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the Ministry of Health and at four regional institutes.
Japan will strengthen the inspection of labour unions to ensure rights of Vietnamese guest workers, according to Japanese Minister of Justice Hanashi Yasuhiro.
The ministry preferred the option in which State employees have seven days off for the Tết New Year celebration, starting on Friday, January 20, 2023, and ending Thursday, January 26, 2023.
In June this year, Việt Nam announced that it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.
Cases have been mainly found in districts of Đống Đa, Thường Tín, Thanh Trì, Thanh Oai, Phú Xuyên, Hoàng Mai and Ba Đình.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Cần Thơ will spend VNĐ58 billion (US$2.5 million) from now until 2025 to develop intensive farming of orchards and create brand names for fruits.
Widening the An Phú – Long Thành segment of the HCM City – Long Thành – Dầu Giây Expressway from four to eight lanes is urgently required to smooth traffic flow, according to the Commission for Management of State Capital at Enterprises.
When the fire started, many customers and staff (mostly women) panicked and jumped from the second and third floors to the ground, leading to various injuries
With new COVID-19 cases on the rise again, communication campaigns are also being accelerated to raise public awareness on virus control measures and the benefits of vaccination.
Only three airlines currently conduct flights to and from Côn Đảo District, with a limited number of seats on each. This makes it difficult to meet travel demands from the mainland to Côn Đảo, especially during holidays.
The Prime Minister has requested ministries, Government agencies, and people's committees of provinces and cities to direct local medical facilities to ensure sufficient medicine and medical equipment.
The move aims to promptly prevent and recall fake, low-quality products or those of unknown origin from being sold.
In 1987, a resolution was made by UNESCO at its 24th General Conference in Paris, France to honour the life of President Hồ Chí Minh on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
More than VNĐ505 trillion of public investment has been disbursed from the national budget as of August 28, covering 93.2 per cent of tasks assigned by the PM.
Over the four-day National Day holiday (September 1-4), more than 156,000 passengers used the line, with over 55,000 on September 2 alone, surpassing the May Day record.