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K Hospital performs artificial growth joint replacement surgery on its youngest patient

Vietnamese journal listed in prestigious global index of reliable scientific articles

The Journal of Asia Business and Economic Studies published by the University of Economics HCM City has been accepted in the prestigious Scopus Index.

Rural tourism helps improve lives, preserve cultural values

Rural tourism combined with new rural development is set to be one of the new directions of the agriculture sector.

Country’s largest cashew growing province faces poor harvests, low prices

Farmers in the south-eastern province of Bình Phước have begun to harvest cashew but are facing poor yields and low prices.

Many COVID patients don't need antibiotics: expert

Many people have been sharing prescription medicines that helped them recover from COVID-19 without consultation from professional medical workers, posing a danger to public health.

HCM City firms set up factories in neighbouring provinces for easier recruitment

Many businesses in HCM City have expanded their production facilities to neighboring provinces, making it easier to recruit workers at a time recruitment has become difficult.

Shipping company thanks agencies for putting out boat blaze

A shipping company has thanked firefighters for putting out a fire on one of its ships on March 8.

Tân Sơn Nhất airport closes runway for repair

Airlines have advised customers to follow updates on flight schedules after Tân Sơn Nhất airport closed a runway until April 30

An Giang develops hi-tech vegetable farming for export

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to develop concentrated vegetable growing areas that use advanced techniques and production codes to facilitate exports.

163,174 new COVID-19 infections recorded in Việt Nam

The new cases bring the country's tally to 7,367,112 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Tiền Giang reopens free water supply sites as peak dry season begins

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has begun to reopen 100 free water supply sites in coastal areas as the dry season intensifies.

COVID-19 new cases in Việt Nam on Mar. 18 afternoon

VN eyes downgrading severity classification of COVID-19

Việt Nam has downgraded COVID-19 from a Class A infectious disease, classified as “especially dangerous”, to Class B according to the Government’s newly-launched COVID-19 prevention and control programme.

Japan re-hosts nursing workers from Việt Nam

Osaka began hosting the first 21-student group from central Việt Nam for one-year at-work training and internship courses at hospitals from March, after a deadlock due to COVID-19 in 2020-21.

Gender equality in the workplace: double burden still holds women back

Millions of women are participating in the workforce in Việt Nam and are striving to make values and create positive impacts in their professions and society despite the gender stereotypes and social barriers.

Complete legal basis for national target programmes: Permanent Deputy PM

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh called on ministries to urgently the complete legal basis for the national target programmes at an online conference on Thursday.

‘Unconscious bias’ keeps women out of senior roles

Lê Huỳnh Ngọc Thủy is among few women in leadership roles in IT, a sector which people often think is stereotypically for males rather than females.

City seeks supply of 20,000 doses of molnupiravir for COVID

The HCM City Department of Health plans to invite bids to supply 20,000 doses of antiretroviral drug molnupiravir for treating COVID-19 amid a resurgence in the pandemic.

Vaccination critical in reducing severe COVID-19 diseases

Vaccination against COVID-19 is a critical and decisive factor in reducing severe diseases and hospitalisation in Việt Nam, especially as the country reopens borders to international travel, the Ministry of Health has said.

Việt Nam surpasses 7 million COVID cases

There were 178,112 new COVID-19 infections recorded across Việt Nam on Thursday. The new cases bring the country's tally to 7,174,423 cases since the start of the pandemic.