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Cái Chiên’s journey from off-grid island to tourism destination

Vaccine expiration extension based on international norms: health minister

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long confirmed that Việt Nam did not automatically decide to extend the expiration date of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine but based the decision on international norms.

Hòa Bình carries out administrative reforms, increases public service quality

The northern province plans to implement drastic measures to reform the administrative system and improve its business environment during the 2021-25 period.

Private preschool teachers struggle to earn living due to pandemic

Thousands of teachers at private kindergarten schools across the country are struggling to earn a living after nearly seven months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam’s COVID vaccine developer stops third phase trial due to volunteers shortage

The third phase of clinical trials of Việt Nam's homemade COVID-19 vaccine COVIVAC have been halted, due to a shortage of volunteers.

Frequency of domestic flights increases

The amount of domestic flights operating nationwide will increase from Wednesday, after a decision by the Ministry of Transport.

Mông ethnic man with facial neurofibroma gets free surgery

Doctors of the National Hospital of Odonto and Stomatology on Tuesday begin a facial operation for Thào A Tu, a 52 year old patient with with very huge neurofibroma on his right cheek.

Record number of COVID cases in Hà Nội on Wednesday, more than 14,000 new infections nationwide

The Vietnamese capital Hà Nội reported a record 467 new COVID cases on Wednesday, as 14,508 cases were recorded across the country, taking the total number of infections to 1,252,590.

Update of COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on Dec. 1 afternoon

COVID-19 deaths on the rise in HCM City

HCM City is seeing a rising number of COVID-19 deaths, recording up to 70 COVID-19 deaths daily in the last week, around three times higher than the figure in late October.

Treating COVID patients at home in Cần Thơ City

To ease the pressure on hospitals, Cần Thơ City health authorities have started to treat COVID patients at home. Despite a surge in cases, this new initiative has already had positive results and freed up space in hospital for more serious patients.

First regular direct flight to US completes return trip to Việt Nam

Two days after Vietnam Airlines's first regular flight from Việt Nam to the US succeeded, its return flight from San Francisco to Đà Nẵng International Airport safely arrived on Wednesday.

Đắk Nông receives geographical indication for locally grown pepper

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Nông has been granted the Đắk Nông geographical indication for pepper.

Pfizer vaccine batches usable three months after imprinted expiry date: Health ministry, Pfizer

The Vietnamese health ministry has reassured the public over the quality of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine batches that have been greenlit for use in three months beyond its expiry date on the packaging.

Teachers help create happy online classes for first-grade students

Many teachers have made efforts every day to create a happy learning environment for their first-grade students in online classes during the pandemic in Hà Nội.

Vietnamese female student honoured for discovering nine security holes of US technology corporation

A student in Hà Nội, has been honoured by the US technology corporation Oracle for finding nine holes in its security system.

PM calls for more measures to overcome flooding in central and Tây Nguyên regions

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called for further measures to respond to and overcome flooding after heavy rain caused significant damage in the central and Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) regions.

Initiative launched to lower number of child drownings in Việt Nam

More than 2,000 children lose their lives every year to drowning in Việt Nam. Experts suggest that more training and education on swimming and water safety are needed to turn this grim statistic around.

National Cancer Institute launches breast cancer consultation channel

In 2020, there were nearly 183,000 new cancer cases in Việt Nam, of which breast cancer made up 21,555 cases, accounting for 11.8 per cent.

Việt Nam's aviation authority agrees to halt flights from African countries over Omicron

The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam has agreed with the Health Ministry’s proposal on suspending international flights to and from some African countries due to concerns over the Omicron variant.