A prayer vigil was held in downtown Hà Nội on Sunday to pay tribute to the eight-year-old girl who was abused to death by her father’s fiancée in HCM City last month.
The 2022 “Mùa xuân cho em” (Spring for Children) programme raised more than VNĐ104 billion (US$4.58 million) to support disadvantaged and pandemic-hit children.
After arriving in Cambodia, these jobs turn out to be fictitious. Instead, they are forced to repay their debts, often through sex work.
A number of ongoing traffic projects in HCM City, including bridges and roads, are nearing completion and are expected to be finished by year-end, Lương Minh Phúc, head of the city Management Board for Traffic Works Construction and Investment, has said.
More than 1.4 million Vietnamese became unemployed in 2021, up 203,700 from the previous year, or 17 per cent, due to the impacts of the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed.
HCM City’s Department of Health will focus on improving medical facilities and the HCM City Centre for Disease Control, training personnel and other efforts to strengthen the healthcare sector this year.
Despite his disability, teacher Phùng Văn Trường inspires those around him with his hard-work, dedication and willingness to help others
Fourteen old apartment buildings in Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and Tân Bình in HCM City will be rebuilt in 2022 after long delays, city People’s Committee vice chairman Lê Hoà Bình has said.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked local departments under its wings to advise cities and provinces nationwide to cancel festivals and firework displays celebrating Tết, Việt Nam’s traditional New Year celebrated at the end of this month, as concerns rise over a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Applying artificial intelligence in the hydro-meteorological sector is essential, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh.[/su]
Việt Nam reported 15,779 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday including 28 imported and 15,751 domestic cases.
The charity hunger-relief organisation Food Bank Vietnam on Saturday (January 8) launched its first Food Bank WareHouse in HCM City to collect discarded good food by grocery stores and food establishments and distribute to people in need.
Việt Nam has made many advances in endoscopic surgery for patients with esophageal cancer. Up to 90 per cent of esophageal cancer patients can live at least five years if the disease is detected and treated early.
HCM City plans to make urban agriculture modern and sustainable, focusing on restructuring and development of new-style rural areas, Nguyễn Hồ Hải, deputy secretary of its Party Committee, has said.
The capital Hà Nội had a record 2,791 new COVID cases on Saturday, as 16,553 infections were registered in Việt Nam.
The HCM City Labour Federation has earmarked more than VNĐ700 billion (US$30.75 million) to organise amusement activities and give gifts to workers for Tết (Lunar New Year).
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