Việt Nam News

Health ministry is set to have a meeting this week with three Vietnamese producers of molnupiravir pills with matters related the supplies, usage, quality and pricing of the antiviral drugs used to treat COVID-19.

People who have been in close contact with COVID-19 patients, or F1 cases, are allowed to self-quarantine at home for five days if they have been fully vaccinated, or have recovered from the disease in the last three months.

The new cases bring the country's tally to 2,834,373, with 39,605 deaths and 2,294,669 recoveries since the start of the pandemic.

Farmers in Bình Phước Province are getting high prices for pepper amid the ongoing harvest season but face a shortage of workers.

Runway 25R/07L of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport will be closed for maintenance from Monday, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV).

 The HCM City Management Authority for Urban Railways has called for the Ministry of Transport to persuade the administration of HCM City’s District 12 to quickly complete the land acquisition, compensation payment and resettlement of households to enable the construction of metro line No 2.

More than 8,600 units of blood have been collected nationwide during the 15th Xuân Hồng (Red Spring) festival , 7,000 units higher than planned

The severe cold weather, which has caused frost and killed dozens of cattle, is forecast to continue in the northern region until Wednesday.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced school closures for months, disrupting the learning process of millions of Vietnamese students.

For the past two years, Quảng Trị Trading Company in Đông Hà City, Quảng Trị Province, has been sponsoring 57 local orphans.

Lê Minh Cương’s Spico traditional chilli sauce project has won first prize in the Start-up Project contest with the theme Sustainable Agriculture.

During the worst days of the pandemic in HCM City, many people volunteered, including 30-year-old Phạm Tùng Lâm who gives out food and money to the city’s poorest.

Nearly all fishing boats in Kiên Giang Province with a length of at least 15 metres have black boxes installed to monitor fishing activities, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs plans to inspect all child support establishments, including religious institutions that raise disadvantaged children.

There were 47,200 new COVID-19 infections recorded across the country on Sunday, the highest daily tally since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The Ministry of Health has issued new guidelines on the cost of testing for SAR-CoV-2, which comes into effect on Monday.