Việt Nam News

The HCM City Department of Transport has called on the People’s Committee to speed up procedures for 15 critical transport projects so that they could be started soon.

Construction of the civilian-military Phan Thiết airport is expected to resume at the end of this month and be completed by next year, Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Trần Đơn said at a recent meeting between his ministry and the Bình Thuận Province People’s Committee.

Việt Nam will receive 5,657,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in March and April, all made by AstraZeneca, according to the National Expanded Immunisation Programme.

HCM City must focus on research and development of artificial intelligence, especially training human resources in AI, experts have said.

The health sector in HCM City needs to adopt new healthcare technology solutions and embrace digital transformation, a city leader has said.

The result topped the initial target of 5,000 units by 60 per cent.

As researchers race to develop vaccines to combat the spread of COVID-19, many people from all walks of life want to get involved in the fight by volunteering to join clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines.

Việt Nam has proposed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) consider the issuance of regulations on prioritising COVID-19 vaccinations for sailors regardless of their nationalities, thus minimising the risk of the virus spreading among the group.

Sixty-one medical workers and staff at Gia Lai Province’s Field Hospital and 39 others in the province’s General Hospital are expected to get vaccinated on Tuesday and Wednesday.

About 4,000 people who work in industrial zones, restaurants or live in apartment buildings that accommodate many foreigners in Hà Nội will be tested for SARS-CoV-2 by March 19.

Nearly 15,000 blood units were successfully donated through the “Blood for Vietnamese 2020” programme, bringing the total units of blood that Samsung Vietnam has donated since 2010 to 100,000.

As many as 350 women in the informal economy will receive cash and training assistance worth NZ$50,000 (US$35,540) to overcome COVID-19 impacts.

HCM City will keep discos, bars and karaoke parlours closed to ensure safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while other non-essential service business types will resume from today.

Hải Phòng City has removed the 14-day lockdown for the last two locations of Hamlet 4 of Lôi Động Village, Thủy Nguyên District and Block 112 of Dư Hàng Worker's Residential Area, Dư Hàng Ward, Lê Chân District from midnight on Tuesday.

The border guards of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have adopted and helped 75 children in extremely difficult situations.