Việt Nam News

The northern provinces of Lào Cai and Quảng Ninh have decided to temporarily halt receiving vehicles carrying fresh fruit for export to China via some of their border gates and crossings, as congestion is still an issue.

Ngô Thanh Thủy has turned her house into a ‘base’ offering free food and accommodation for families of child patients.

Running a small business during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for many but has provided a stable income for two women in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ’s Ninh Kiều District.

Despite the pandemic and low pepper prices, many households and cooperatives in Bình Phước Province have continued growing pepper and maintained high productivity under sustainable models.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu will step up investment in shrimp farming and broodstock using advanced techniques to improve yield and quality and sustainably exploit its natural fisheries resources.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has devised specific solutions to ensure a warm Tết (Lunar New Year) festival for social policy beneficiaries, and support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new infections brought the country’s total caseload to 2,023,546, ranking 28th among 224 countries and territories across the world.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has decided to increase the frequency of international flights to Japan, Korea, Taipei (China) and Singapore.

The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has asked for measures to prevent shortages of medicines during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday and for COVID-19 prevention and control.

HCM City’s health department on Sunday announced a total of 18 new Omicron cases, all imported cases that were quarantined on arrival.

HCM City will temporarily shut four COVID-19 field hospitals from January 19 since the pandemic situation is improving.

As of Saturday, 23 districts and towns in Hà Nội have been classed as yellow COVID risk areas (medium risk), while seven have been labelled orange (high risk).

Việt Nam has recorded a further imported Omicron case, an 82-year-old woman being treated at the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

A project on improving access to innovative therapies for high-risk breast cancer patients has gained remarkable results in Việt Nam despite the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year, participants heard at a conference in Hà Nội on Friday.

Trung Văn Nam, an air-conditioning fitter from central Thanh Hóa Province, has been given awards for his act of bravery in rescuing a girl from a house fire in Hà Nội’s Tương Mai Ward.