Việt Nam News

300 vaccine refrigerators funded by Japan and procured by UNICEF have arrived in the country as support for Việt Nam's vaccination efforts, UNICEF announced on Friday

As we celebrate the International Day of Older Persons some senior citizens are proving age is just a number, and working can be fun and healthy.

Many streets in HCM City, the country's COVID-19 hotspot, were busy on Friday (October 1) after the city relaxed social distancing measures, planning to enter "a new normal" period.

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái has agreed to release funds for the purchase, transportation and delivery of five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Abdala produced by the Cuban Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

The Hà Nội Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) announced five community cases on Friday morning, including three foreigners.

The Ministry of Transport has just issued temporary guidance on passenger transport activities to ensure safety, flexibility and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City will arrange for vehicles to pick up workers from other provinces and bring them back to the city after the country’s COVID-19 hotspot on Friday began relaxing social distancing measures.

People in HCM City are now able to leave their homes after three months of strict pandemic prevention restrictions.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed to the Government a credit package to support poor pupils and students in buying computers and equipment for online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government has just issued Resolution No. 116/NQ-CP on policies to support employees and employers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, according to which unemployment insurance fund will spend US$1.3 million on supporting employees and employers. Deputy General Director of Việt Nam Social Insurance Lê Hùng Sơn talks to the media about the meaning, beneficiaries and necessary procedures of this support package.

After many hours stuck at the COVID-19 check points at the city's border with Long An Province at least until the early hours of Friday, many – including children – had to resort to raincoats, carton papers, and hammocks to spend the night on the pavements

Construction of 22 major traffic projects in HCM City will resume work after being suspended for months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thủ Đức City together with 21 districts and 312 wards and communes across HCM City are rushing to review data of eligible recipient groups. Aiming to support citizens affected by COVID-19, the VNĐ7.347 billion package is expected to provide for more than 7.3 million people living in the city regardless of their residence status.

Nano Dragon, the first satellite made in Việt Nam, has boldly gone where no satellite made in Việt Nam has ever gone before.

Professor Đặng Vũ Khiêu, noted for influential in-depth research works on Vietnamese culture, passed away Friday noon in Hà Nội at the age of 105.

As an associate of the Việt Nam Women’s Association, TYM will give priority to projects which employ women with disabilities, women with or affected by HIV/AIDS and disadvantaged women.

Relic sites in the UNESCO-recognised Complex of Huế Monuments are offering a 50 per cent discount on entry fees.