Việt Nam News

The HCM City Department of Architecture and Planning has sought feedback from other city agencies and experts on creating an underground plaza in the downtown area.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chaired a cabinet meeting on the drafting of a socio-economic recovery and development programme on October 24.

Việt Nam has spent VNĐ45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control as well as supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15.

3.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine donated by the US and Japan have reached Việt Nam over the weekend.

Nội Bài International Airport is preparing the best conditions to ensure COVID-19 safety when it welcomes back a large number of passengers as things gradually ease back to normal, according to the airport authority.

Many office staff in big cities like Hà Nội and HCM City have adapted to working from home and want to continue doing so when social distancing ends.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region needs a special mechanism to improve its transport infrastructure to reduce logistics costs, bolster competitiveness and boost agricultural exports, Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has said.

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành has signed a decision approving the railway system planning for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, which sets a target of building nine new railways by 2030.

It’s hard for people to believe that kindergarten students must walk up to six kilometres to go get to school, but that is what students in the Ón Village do on a daily basis. 

The Ministry of Health reported 4,045 new cases of COVID-19 and 53 COVID-related deaths on Sunday.

COVID-19 update

Workers from other cities and provinces coming to HCM City, which faces a labour shortage, to find jobs will get all kinds of support, city authorities have promised.

The Ministry of Education has issued a set of safety criteria in COVID-19 prevention and control for all educational systems nationwide as a basis for deciding whether schools are allowed to open.

The Ministry of Health has announced 3,373 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, along with a further 77 COVID-related deaths. 

The HCM City steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control has announced vaccination plans for people aged 12 to 17, starting with the oldest demographic and moving down age groups.

Leaders of Móng Cái City in the northern border province of Quảng Ninh and the Ministry of Health on Friday received 800,000 doses of Sinopharm’s Vero Cell vaccine, an ECMO machine and many medical equipment and supplies donated by the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.

HCM City authorities are drafting design and construction plans for urban development along the city’s first metro line, aiming to tackle issues such as flooding and congestion and improve the city’s landscapes and residents’ quality of life.