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Veteran spends 25 years bringing fallen comrades home

14,861 new COVID-19 cases, 224 more deaths reported on Tuesday

Students return to school with preventive measures in place

Students in HCM City and several southern provinces returned to school on Tuesday after a long period of studying online due to COVID-19.

Bars, karaoke and massage services to reopen in HCMC

Bars, karaoke, and massage services will reopen next week in HCMC, the city’s People’s Committee announced on Tuesday.

At least 610,000 Hà Nội residents have received third COVID-19 vaccine doses

It should be noted the third doses figures are from Hà Nội-managed hospitals and medical centres and have not yet taken into account the people who have got their booster doses at the central-level hospitals or State-level units headquartered in the capital city.

HCM City offers financial support, Tết gifts to people affected by COVID

HCM City will offer relief and support to people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper asked Lê Minh Tấn, director of the city Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, about these efforts to ensure people can enjoy a happy Tết (Lunar New Year).

Five-year scheme to speed up digital transformation in vocational training

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a five-year digital transformation programme in the vocational training sector.

HCM City issues quarantine procedure for arrivals in face of Omicron

HCM City People’s Committee has just issued an urgent guidelines for a five-step quarantine procedure for arriving passengers amid the emergence of the Omicron variant in Việt Nam.

COVID-19 patients isolating at home receive remote support

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Hà Nội, asymptomatic patients are being allowed to recover at home. To support them in monitoring their health, groups of doctors are providing remote assistance via online apps and hotlines.

Programme helps improve the lives of vendors

The COVID-19 pandemic has left street vendors high and dry. One group in Hanoi runs a programme to help improve the lives of vendors. They hope Hanoi will be a city worth living for everyone whether it’s the migrant workers, vendors, or those born and bred here.

38 die in traffic accidents over three-day holiday

There were 64 traffic accidents in Việt Nam over the three-day New Year holiday, killing 38 people and injuring 35 others, said the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

Group of drivers crowdfunds ambulances for free patient transportation

Lê Thanh Lộc, a former bus driver and his friends have purchased ambulances to provide free patient transportation for his local town.

Thủ Đức to develop into innovative hub, smart city

Thủ Đức City and the HCM City Department of Science and Technology have signed an agreement to develop Thủ Đức into an innovative urban area and smart city by 2025.

More students to attend school in HCM City

Students in grades 7, 8, 10, and 11 in HCM City will return to school on January 4, three weeks after grades 9 and 12 students did so.

Another record day of COVID-19 cases for Hà Nội

The capital city made up 2,100 of these new cases. This is the highest number in the city since the start of the pandemic.

Việt Nam reports 15,936 new cases on Monday

Hà Nội to set off fireworks from one single location on Lunar New Year's Eve

Hà Nội will set off fireworks at both high and low-altitudes from only one location - the Thống Nhất Park in Hai Bà Trưng District - on Lunar New Year’s Eve, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

Hà Nội cases top 2,000 for the first time

This is the first time Hà Nội has recorded more than 2,000 new infections in a day.

Việt Nam strengthens measures to care for COVID-19-hit children

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a directive to strengthen measures on care for and protection of children affected by COVID-19.

Vietnamese-origin professor Jonathan Van-Tam receives knighthood

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has received a Knighthood from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to the fight against COVID-19.