Việt Nam News

HCM City has made important contributions to COVID-19 prevention and control through changes in mindset, approach and decisive pilot steps that have made the city safe again, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said during a visit to the city on Monday.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng urged Party committees, authorities and organisations at all level in northern Bắc Ninh Province to ensure a happy Tết (Lunar New Year) for all residents, including revolution contributors, disadvantaged and low-income households, and workers.

The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,801 COVID-19 infections on Monday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 14,362 cases.

Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City has successfully conducted the country’s first ABO-incompatible living-donor kidney transplant.

Two more people have been found infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in HCM City, taking the total number of cases in the community to five so far.

Professor Hiệu is among the few Vietnamese scientists with life-long career – his published works reached over 200 papers, covering many topics of physics and making an appearance on reputational international journals.

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An have stepped up efforts to prevent livestock and poultry diseases to ensure there are no meat shortages during Tết (Lunar New Year).

Despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, SABECO has always been consistent with its commitment to promote sustainable values and contribute to the prosperity and development of Việt Nam and its people.

More than 1,530 coach tickets, 270 plane tickets and 200 train tickets will be given to workers and volunteer youth union members who volunteered in COVID-19 prevention efforts in 2021.

The quarantine regulations in provinces threaten to be a major hassle for migrant workers.

Dr Nguyễn Văn Hiệu, an academic who made major contributions to Việt Nam’s scientific development, passed away on January 23. He was 84.

The Moderna booster jab will be a half-dose of the same vaccine used in the first two full shots as recommended by the producer, the Drug Administration of Việt Nam under the Heath Ministry announced on Friday.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre is expanding the area under organic coconuts to improve value and grow exports.

Replacing plastic packaging with environment-friendly materials, Hồ Hoàng Oanh from Đà Nẵng City hopes to spread this shopping habit to everyone.

HCM City has adjusted urban planning to develop riverside infrastructure by 2040, including a road along the Saigon River from District 1 to outlying Củ Chi District. 

Those returning to their hometowns during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday will not have to quarantine, according to the latest document sent from the health ministry to local people’s committees at a central level.

In the two years since Việt Nam's first confirmed COVID-19 patient the country has recorded more than 2.1 million infections, as the Ministry of Health announces another 14,978 new cases.