Việt Nam News

A project on improving access to innovative therapies for high-risk breast cancer patients has gained remarkable results in Việt Nam despite the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year, participants heard at a conference in Hà Nội on Friday.

Trung Văn Nam, an air-conditioning fitter from central Thanh Hóa Province, has been given awards for his act of bravery in rescuing a girl from a house fire in Hà Nội’s Tương Mai Ward.

After three years of recognition of a new rural model, people’s lives and the appearance of Đông Sơn District of Thanh Hoá Province has changed for the better.

Remote medical guides for COVID-19 patients treating at home help people feel more secure, learn how to take medicine and overcome symptoms to get well soon.

The entire nation is striving to mobilise 1.5 per cent of the population to donate 1.5 million blood units this year, according to a conference held by the national steering committee for blood donation on Friday.

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Lâm Đồng expects to harvest 1.4 billion stems of flowers for selling during Tết (Lunar New Year), 3.9 per cent up from last year.

Digital transformation is not just about technology, but also awareness and habit, said Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Huy Dũng at a seminar conducted by Việt Nam Women’s Academy in collaboration with The Asia Foundation,.

The capital Hà Nội surpassed 3,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time, as 16,040 infections were recorded nationwide on Friday.

HCM City preschools will reopen after Tết, but children’s attendance has been left to their parents’ discretion.

The southern province of Đồng Nai has approved three routes at a cost of about VNĐ19.6 trillion (US$858 million) linking localities with Long Thành International Airport.

HCM City has announced the annual closure of certain roads in the downtown area to set up Flower Street and Book Street for Tết, which falls on February 1 this year.

All 12 COVID-19 patients in HCM City infected by the Omicron variant have been discharged from the field hospital No 12.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has proposed resuming up to ten regular flights a week each to the UK, France, Germany and Russia.

The sixth congress of the Việt Nam Association of the Elderly (VAE) for the 2021-2026 tenure opened in Hà Nội on Friday.

Hà Nội Police will start legal proceedings against Lê Thành Công relating to his six-year-old daughter's death.

Việt Nam is exercising caution in consideration of COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5-11 years, Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long told local media.

Caring for people with post-COVID conditions is one of key tasks for the healthcare sector this year, HCM City authorities have said.