Việt Nam News

HCM City has announced plans to speed up urbanisation of the five outlying districts of Hóc Môn, Bình Chánh, Nhà Bè, Hóc Môn, and Cần Giờ and make them urban districts by 2030.

All public and private hospitals in HCM City that meet the conditions mandated by health authorities can now treat people entering the country with COVID-19.

Việt Nam’s openness to international aid, its transparency in COVID-19 data along with vaccination capacity have contributed to its success in acquiring COVID-19 vaccine doses amid global shortages and inequitable vaccine distribution, according to experts in international affairs and health.

Air passengers arriving at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airpost and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 are taken to the city’s field hospital No 12 based in Thủ Đức City.

The young victim of the ruthless assault in Thạch Thất earlier this month is now in intensive care at Saint Paul General Hospital.

In the new document, not only the number of new cases, but also the number of patients in severe conditions and fatalities will be taken into account when evaluating the pandemic risk level of a locality. 

The Ministry of Health has asked the ministries of foreign affairs, national defence, public security and transport, and people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to create favourable conditions for entrants to Việt Nam ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday.

Despite COVID-19 Lunar New Year is just around the corner. Markets in Hanoi and HCM City are stocking up with holiday goods. We take to the streets to ask how people prepare for their biggest holiday of the year.

Fishermen in Bình Định go fishing during the Tết holiday

Households and others in Cà Mau Province who make OCOP items under the national one commune - one product programme are busy at work ahead of Tết (Lunar New Year) on February 1.