Việt Nam News

Kindergartens and first to sixth grades in schools will reopen in HCM City today (Monday), but parents and caregivers have the option of not sending children to school if they are fearful of COVID-19.

The Vietnamese Government has approved the Ministry of Health’s proposal to purchase 21.9 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children from five to under 12 years old.

Việt Nam reported 12,170 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, including 10 imported infections

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HCM City’s Thủ Đức city authority is trying to tackle the scourge of plastic waste by offering rice to residents in return for recyclable items.

The hybrid model of work, combining working from the office with working from anywhere, will be critical for attracting and retaining diverse talent as they return to the workplace post-pandemic, experts have said.

The programme targets those at risk of being left behind, including women and girls, adolescents and youth, older persons, ethnic minorities, migrant workers, people with disabilities, and survivors of gender-based violence.

The total number of infections nationwide since the start of the pandemic is now 2,315,689.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday attended the inauguration ceremony of Cao Bồ-Mai Sơn section, one of the 11 component projects of the eastern North-South expressway project.

Two Vietnamese nationals have been charged by police in the UK after officers discovered hundreds of cannabis plants during a daylight raid on a busy high street.

Major transport projects enhancing inter-regional connectivity and reducing traffic jams are expected to create a breakthrough for HCM City’s traffic infrastructure this year, according to the director of the city’s Department of Transport Trần Quang Lâm.

More farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu have restructured their crops and adopted advanced farming techniques to improve yield, quality and value.

The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,738 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 8,601 cases.

Việt Nam has basically fulfilled targets regarding the organisation of the Tết (Lunar New Year), the country’s biggest traditional festival, with security, safety and social welfare ensured, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính affirmed on February 3.

People in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai have improved their economic lives by turning the seeds of the Kơ-nia, a typical tree of the Central Highlands, into a regional speciality with high value.

Over the past 12 years, Hồ Hoàng Liêm and his charity group Nụ cười hồng Đà Nẵng (Đà Nẵng Pink Smile) have been working tirelessly to help the disadvantaged in the Central region.