Việt Nam News

A low-pressure tropical weather system is forming in the East Sea and is expected to become stronger after entering the Gulf of Tonkin this afternoon bringing heavy rains, strong winds and rough seas in the northern and north central regions, according to the National Hydrometeorological Forecast Centre.

 Hà Nội will apply stricter surveillance and management measures for arrivals from HCM City and other pandemic-affected regions from today.

The US Embassy in Việt Nam on Tuesday presented laboratory equipment for COVID-19 testing to the Ministry of National Defence to help the fight against coronavirus.

Some arrivals at Hà Nội's Nội Bài International Airport from HCM City will undergo COVID-19 screening tests due to the severity of the outbreak in the south, according to Hà Nội health authorities.

HCM City Police on Tuesday night sent officers to help staff in Chí Hòa Prison stamp out a riot among inmates days after the COVID-19 related death of a prisoner.

The first shipment of 97,110 doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội on Wednesday morning.

The National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Wednesday morning announced the deaths of five more COVID-19 patients, four of them are not suffering from underlying health issues in HCM City.

The HCM City People's Committee has proposed doubling violation fines for illegal sand mining, transporting and trade.

A Vietnamese scientist living in Japan has invented an air purifier face mask that kills bacteria, viruses and creates a flow of cool fresh air for the wearers.

Ten years ago, in April 2011, Hà Nội University (HANU) founded the Italian language, culture and international mobility centre (ItaCentro), being an administrative unit of the University, and strongly committed to contributing to the internationalisation of higher education in Việt Nam.

The Ministry of Transport plans to begin work on nine major infrastructure projects in the south this year to reduce traffic congestion and improve connectivity.

Scientist and professor Nguyễn Thanh Liêm speaks to Thế giới&Việt Nam (The world and Việt Nam) newspaper about domestic COVID-19 vaccine production

The HCM City Department of Health has developed a scenario to adapt to the increasing number of severely ill COVID-19 patients.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has ordered HCM City authorities to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures, work with neigbouring provinces to ensure goods circulation, and provide timely support to thousands of residents affected by the outbreak.

Lê Thanh Hải, Director of Thừa Thiên Huế Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital, has suggested 10 things to do or avoid before getting a COVID-19 vaccine.