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The 2026 Humanitarian Month will be launched on April 29

Finnish education programme offers scholarships for Vietnamese high school students

Finnish educators are looking forward to welcoming more and more high school Vietnamese students to study in their country.

HCM City considers extending social distancing for one to two weeks

HCM CITY— HCM City is considering extending its current social distancing period for one to two weeks as part of an effort to curb the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, Phan Văn Mãi, deputy secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said at a press meeting on July 28.

659,900 more AstraZeneca vaccines doses arrive in HCM City

AstraZeneca delivered additionally 659,900 COVID-19 vaccines doses to HCM City on Thurday morning.

New road to cut travel time between HCM City, Đồng Nai

Construction of the 9.4km-long Road 319, which will improve goods transport between industrial parks in Đồng Nai Province and HCM City, is expected to be completed by the end of this month after nearly four years of construction.

Community awareness key to reducing childhood drownings

Việt Nam needs to have better solutions to integrate drowning prevention and control in climate change programmes, particularly interested in young children.

106 new COVID-19 deaths announced

More than 100 new COVID-related deaths have been recorded in Việt Nam, taking the total number of fatalities to 630.

Việt Nam reports 2,821 new local cases on Thursday morning

Produce stuck on farms as COVID-19 restrictions interrupt supply chains

Farmers have failed to sell their farm produce while consumers have difficulties to access food sources in the southern provinces because of the restriction of travel and the closures of both wholesale and retailed markets.

Strong winds, rains destroy, damage houses in Mekong Delta

Strong winds and rain damaged many houses in the Cửu Long Delta provinces of Hậu Giang and An Giang and Cần Thơ City on Tuesday (July 27).

6,555 new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday

3,698 new cases and 4,511 recoveries announced on Wednesday evening

COVID-19 update

Hà Nội begins mass COVID-19 vaccination, aiming to cover 5.1 million residents by April

Hà Nội launched its first leg of mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, starting with the downtown central district of Hoàn Kiếm.

Southern provinces apply stricter prevention measures amid worsening situation

Deputy Health Minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên has urged southern provinces to tighten prevention measures to curb the spread of the virus amid the worsening COVID-19 situation.

People suffering from kidney disease, cancer to receive first dose of vaccine in Đà Nẵng

Serious kidney ailment and cancer patients in the central city of Đà Nẵng will be receiving Moderna vaccine from July 28 to September 5 as a mass COVID-19 vaccination was scheduled last weekend.

Việt Nam signs vaccine technology transfer contracts with Japan, US and Russia

Việt Nam has signed COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer contracts with Russia, the US, and Japan, said Nguyễn Ngô Quang, Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Science, Technology and Training.

Autism no match for relentless mother and gifted son

On his first day at the elementary school back in 2009, Đinh Vũ Tùng Lâm was sent back home after biting a friend on his ear. The teacher then said the autistic kid was not suitable for a normal school.

Tech guru develops a map to help those in need

Phạm Vi, founder of a technology solutions company in Hồ Chí Minh City, came up with the idea of connecting those in need, with people willing to help.

NA working group meets to discuss alleviating poverty

Việt Nam aims to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger for everyone using a multidimensional approach, to ensure no one is left behind, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said at the working session of the NA meeting on Tuesday morning.