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Hà Nội to resume bus services in February

The Hà Nội administration has permitted bus services to resume operations at full capacity from February 8, following an over-three-month hiatus caused by the pandemic.

UNDP, WorldShare build flood-resilient houses in Quảng Bình

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quảng Bình.

HCM City airport and bus stations busy as Tết approaches

The number of passengers passing through HCM City’s airport and bus stations has increased in recent days as the city has been a pandemic-free 'green zone’ for three consecutive weeks and Tết (Lunar New Year) is approaching.

Trà Vinh restructures cropping to improve farmers’ livelihoods

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh will assist farmers in restructuring crops on a total area of 1,400ha this year to help them earn higher incomes.

Government to complete programme on socio-economic recovery, development

Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái instructed ministries to complete the draft Resolution of the Government on the socio-economic recovery and development programme during a conference on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

Using foreign English certificates like IELTS or TOELF in admission criteria will not create inequality: education official

There will be no inequality issues when universities start using international foreign language certificates such as IELTS or TOEFL as criteria for admission, according to the Director of University Education Department (Ministry of Education and Training) Nguyễn Thu Thuỷ.

Many unvaccinated pregnant women with COVID-19 have to end pregnancy early

Many pregnant women in Hà Nội who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 suffered serious complications after being admitted to hospital, according to Hà Nội Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.

Cold spell to cause temperatures to drop, frost in the north during Tết

A cold spell combined with a strong north-east monsoon is forecast to cause temperatures in the northern region to drop sharply, with frost in mountainous areas between Friday and next Thursday – the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Vietnam Airlines launches first London-Hanoi flight after COVID-19 hiatus

Vietnam Airlines on Tuesday conducted the first regular flight from London to Hà Nội after a gap of almost two years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coca-Cola launches community programmes

Coca-Cola, through its partnership with the Vietnam Red Cross Society, is providing VNĐ5 million scholarship grants to around 100 secondary and high school students from pandemic-hit households in the province of Bình Phước and HCM City.

Việt Nam received 6.2 million COVID vaccine doses from UK, European partners

At the turn of the year 2021/2022, Việt Nam received 6.2 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from the UK and European partners via the COVAX Facility.

15,743 new coronavirus infections recorded in Việt Nam on Tuesday

Total of 15,743 new cases were reported in Việt Nam on Tuesday, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,171,527, according to the Ministry of Heath.

Việt Nam reports 15,743 new cases on Tuesday

Hà Nội hospital to open post-COVID-19 clinic

The Đức Giang general hospital in Hà Nội plans to inaugurate a clinic for post-COVID-19 checkups and treatment, according to its director Nguyễn Văn Thường.

People rush to shop for Tết in HCM City

Markets in HCM City have come alive as people rush to get their holiday shopping done.

South Korean teen child-porn producer arrested in Việt Nam

A Korean man wanted by Interpol for the production and distribution of child pornography videos has been arrested by Vietnamese police.

Campaign launched to combat plastic waste

A campaign aiming to tackle plastic waste in Việt Nam was launched in Hà Nội on Monday

Germany donates 4 million more Pfizer vaccine doses to Việt Nam

Germany has donated additional 4,000,230 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to Việt Nam.

7th to 12th graders in Hà Nội to return to school on February 8

Students from grades 7 to 12 in Hà Nội’s COVID-19 low and medium risk areas will return to school on February 8 after eight months of online learning.

Schools to be re-opened no later than February 14

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), Ministry of Health (MoH) together with municipal and provincial authorities are determined to re-open schools no later than February 14.