Report reveals the profile of a people trafficker
A report carried out into people trafficking in Việt Nam has shed new light on the criminals responsible.
Employees under more stress than in 2020 COVID outbreak: survey
More than 53 per cent of all employees said they have been under more stress during the recent outbreak compared to last year, according to a national survey conducted by the payroll, recruitment and outsourcing agency Adecco Vietnam.
Việt Nam’s COVIVAC vaccine given to volunteers in phase 2 trials
Việt Nam’s domestic COVIVAC coronavirus vaccine is being administered to volunteers from communes in the northern province Thái Bình as part of its ongoing phase 2 clinical trials.
HCM City seeks Government support to provide relief to poor
HCM City has asked the Government for VNĐ28 trillion (US$1.2 billion) and 142,200 tons of rice to provide relief to poor people affected by the pandemic.
8,656 domestic cases and 298 COVID-related deaths reported on Wednesday
Việt Nam reports 8,656 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening
COVID-19 Treatment Field Hospital opened in HCM City’s Tân Bình District
With a total of 1,000 beds, the field hospital arranged 50 beds for patients who need intensive care, 150 beds for patients who are at critical health conditions, 500 beds for patients with medium illness and 300 beds for patients with mild illness.
Health ministry tells HCM City to focus on care for COVID patients isolated at home
Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long has instructed HCM City to strengthen care for COVID-19 patients isolated at home to ease the burden on designated hospitals.
Việt Nam successfully performs first liver transplant on child patient with late-stage cancer
Doctors from the National Children's Hospital and the 108 Central Military Hospital have successfully performed a liver transplant on an 18-month-old girl suffering from malignant hepatoblastoma.
Hà Nội begins second phase of mass COVID-19 testing
Hà Nội is collecting one million samples for COVID-19 screening tests from August 18 to 20, the city's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said.
HCM City offers COVID-19 vaccination for 200,000 foreigners
Vice chairman of HCM City People's Committee Dương Anh Đức has approved a proposal by the city’s Foreign Affairs Department about COVID-19 vaccinations for foreigners in the city.
Disciplinary measures handed out to former officials of Hanoi, HCM City
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat in Hà Nội on Tuesday to consider disciplinary measures against the Party Delegation to the Hà Nội People’s Committee in the 2016-2021 tenure and several former leaders of Hà Nội and HCM City.
HCM City primary school students to study online for 10 weeks
Primary school students in HCM City will learn online for the first 10 weeks of the upcoming academic year due to school closures amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
HCM City to conduct COVID-19 testing over 30 days
HCM City plans to provide COVID-19 testing over the next 30 days in three phases.
Emergency taxi teams support COVID-19 patients in HCM City
Emergency taxi teams now operate in many districts in the city. The taxi model has shown positive results since it was put into operation.
Vietnamese overseas support fight against the pandemic
A campaign to raise funds for Việt Nam’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has begun by overseas Vietnamese living in London.
Private hospital in southern province registers to receive COVID-19 patients
The first private hospital in southern Bạc Liêu Province, Bạc Liêu Thanh Vũ Medic Hospital, has registered to receive and treat COVID-19 patients.
AI-powered English language test Linguaskill from Cambridge now available in Vietnam
Cambridge Assessment English, a not-for-profit department of the University of Cambridge, has partnered with Cambridge University Press to introduce Linguaskill, an AI-Powered English language test in Việt Nam.
More than 9,600 new cases and 331 COVID-related deaths on Tuesday
A total of 9,605 new COVID-19 cases were detected Tuesday and a further 331 fatalities recorded. The amount of people to have been infected with coronavirus now stands at 293,301.
