Việt Nam News

 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.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has sent a document to local authorities about the reopening of karaoke and disco venues.

AstraZeneca is working with the Ministry of Health of Việt Nam to accelerate regulatory approval for its Evusheld long-acting COVID-19 antibody combination, Nitin Kapoor, the company’s chairman and general director for Việt Nam and Asia Area Frontier Markets, said.

The HCM City Department of Health has called on healthcare facilities and other relevant authorities to evaluate and improve their capability to care for COVID-19 patients, especially those at home, amid a rise in caseload caused by people travelling during the Tết holidays and reopening of schools.

Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Frans Timmermans and a delegation of the EC inspected the construction site of the Nhổn – Hà Nội Station section of Hà Nội’s metro line No.3 on Saturday.

Việt Nam confirmed 41,980 new COVID-19 patients on Saturday, including 12 imported infections.