Việt Nam News

The COVID-19 pandemic has been basically brought under control nationwide five months since the outbreak of the fourth wave ravaged the country, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính at an online meeting on Sunday.

The Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) region faces the risk of water shortages, drought and saline intrusion due to low water sources from the upper Mekong River and human exploitation of land and forests in the upstream, experts have warned.

Almost Vape products contain poisonous substances such as nicotine, metal and formaldehyde.

Children need to learn how to protect their personal and social well-being in cyberspace, Phan Thị Cẩm Giang, a lecturer at the Vietnam Women’s Academy's branch in HCM City, said at an online conference held on October 16.

The Ministry of Health reported 3,193 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday in 48 provinces and cities.

Medical workers from the Chợ Rẫy and Thống Nhất hospitals in HCM City have left for Cà Mau and Ninh Thuận provinces to help with the COVID-19 fight there.

Thanks to a newly launched campaign across the country, at least 3,000 women will be provided with free breast cancer screening from October 16.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a national science-technology programme for promoting studies and production of human vaccines by 2030.

Confederation President Nguyễn Đình Khang said that in the first nine months of this year, amid the complex development of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trade union has been working with Government and firms in the fight against the pandemic and caring for workers affected.

A further 3,221 COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Saturday, including 3,211 domestic infections and 10 imported cases.

COVID-19 update

After nearly two weeks of reopening, many locals in HCM City say they are enjoying the “new normal” life.

Many schools in HCM City that were used as COVID-19 treatment and quarantine facilities are now being disinfected and cleaned in preparation for resumption of classes.

Thousands of workers in industrial parks and export processing zones in HCM City have received free COVID-19 rapid tests.

Cần Thơ City and six provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region will take part in an online meeting on October 19 to enhance cooperation in pandemic prevention and control and economic recovery.

A new national programme aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam.

Nearly 700 teachers in Đắk Nông Province are very concerned, as they have been asked to pay back an allowance totalling VNĐ5.5 billion (US$241,788) by November 29.