Việt Nam News

Phan Trung Kiên, an agricultural engineer in a small village in the Hà Nội suburbs, has always known that his local herb cà gai leo was more than just a regular wild plant.

The Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) undersea fiber optic cable had a problem on the S1H section on September 4, affecting Internet connection from Việt Nam to Singapore. International connections are also seeing congestion at peak hours, so users may experience slowness when accessing international websites and applications.

The Ministry of Health said those who have been fully vaccinated still have to comply with anti-pandemic warnings, including social distancing and 5K messages.

Chairman of Hà Nội People's Committee Chu Ngọc Anh sent an urgent dispatch Monday to speed up COVID-19 prevention efforts in the capital city setting a September 15 deadline to bring the situation under control.

The health ministry said they are looking for COVID-19 vaccines, including types that can be used for people below 18 years old, amid calls for inoculation of children as the new schoolyear begins.

Providing basic necessities for 21,000 people in this area is a huge challenge for local authorities. And it’s also a challenge for delivery drivers, who while providing a valuable service, must do so in a safe way and stick to social distancing regulations.

The Government needs to focus on developing human resources for space technologies, experts said.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked the Government’s agencies and local administrations to work harder to control the pandemic and at the same time design scenarios for economic recovery and development in the new situation.

The Ministry of Health has called on HCM City, Hà Nội and the provinces of Bình Dương, Long An and Đồng Nai to ensure everyone aged 18 and above get the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine by September 15.

The first phase of the Biên Hòa- Vũng Tàu expressway project has been approved by Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh has instructed the Minister of Public Security to penalise people cancelling orders for foods and other essential products they place with troops and volunteers who pool them to buy amid the total lockdown in many localities.

The Ministry of Health announced 12,481 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing Việt Nam’s total to 536,788.

More than 2.2 million vaccine doses have been administered in the city so far, 26.65 per cent of the capital's population

16 new infection cases were reported in the central highland Đắk Nông Province on Monday, making the province a new COVID-19 hot spot.

HCM City has developed a long-term plan to “live with the virus” as part of its effort to gradually reopen the economy “no sooner than September 15”.

Forces at COVID checkpoints yesterday began checking the movement of people with new travel documents as per a regulation on zone classification issued by the Hà Nội People's Committee

The Ministry of Health on Sunday asked authorities in HCM City and other southern localities to take drastic measures to reduce COVID-19 facilities.