Việt Nam News

Restaurants, coffee shops, street vendors and beaches reopened Wednesday morning in Da Nang as the COVID-19 pandemic is well under control in the central city.

A special report entitled: ‘Youth for Climate Action in Việt Nam’ along with a Dialogue with the COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma, has been launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

As COVID-19 infections have been reported in the community and hospitals recently, many people have delayed important hospital visits despite their worsening health.

Tiền Giang Province is spending over VNĐ1.3 trillion (US$58 million) to upgrade Chợ Gạo Canal, one of the Mekong Delta’s most important waterways.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will spend VNĐ16 billion (US$700,000) to provide vocational training to its workforce this year.

Many districts in HCM City are adjusting  the enrollment period, simplifying procedures, and increasing the use of technology for the upcoming academic year.

Professor Trần Quý Tường, director general of the Agency of Information Technology at the Ministry of Health, talks about the application of information technology in COVID-19 prevention work. 

Increasing testing capacity and managing foreign and Vietnamese arrivals, including those who have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, were highlights during a meeting of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control yesterday in Hà Nội. 

COVID-19 update

Việt Nam reported 171 domestic cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including 165 cases in quarantined or locked down areas.

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A total of 174 vaccine refrigerators funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as part of its Cold Chain Equipment Optimisation Platform (CCEOP), and procured through UNICEF arrived at HCM City port on May 30, 2021, according to a press statement released on Tuesday.

The northern province of Hà Tĩnh has imposed social distancing regulations from noon on Tuesday after a health worker at the provincial general hospital tested positive for the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính dismissed Nguyễn Đức Lợi, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency, member of the 12th Communist Party Central Committee, effective from June 1.

A French man is suspected by police of growing 115 cannabis plants in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam confirmed its 55th COVID-19-related fatality on Tuesday afternoon, an 88-year-old woman from Lục Ngạn District in Bắc Giang Province.

Đà Nẵng plans to resume some outdoor activities and ease restrictions on some businesses in the city from Wednesday.