Việt Nam News

The southern province of Bình Dương proposed on Tuesday that the Ministry of Health announce an additional 28,000 positive COVID-19 cases in the province. 

A project has been launched to enhance the resilience of social impact businesses (SIBs) and contribute to reducing the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups, especially women and girls.

Bắc Ninh Province will temporarily halt dine-in services at restaurants and other food and beverage establishments until November 30, local authorities announced on the evening of November 21. 

Seventy-five per cent of 151 people who died of COVID-19 in HCM City from November 19-21 were either unvaccinated or had received only one vaccine dose, according to the city Department of Health.

The capital city of Hà Nội on Tuesday commences its COVID-19 inoculation campaign for children 15-17 years old, mostly students, to prepare for resumption of in-person learning.

Việt Nam’s implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) was reviewed at a conference co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Monday.

HCM City authorities will spend more than VNĐ28.4 trillion (US$1.3 billion) to relocate all inner-city slums along its canals as part of its scheme to beautify urban landscapes along canals by 2025, said a city official.

Over 700,000 employees decided to receive a one-time social insurance allowance in the first 10 months of this year.

Full-time student, part-time worker Thạch Hữu Nhân wastes no time combining his studies with earning a living. And his efforts are clearly paying off.

After harvesting their rice crops, women in Trà Ba Ward in Pleiku City, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, usually contribute rice and cash to a fund called “Help Friends”.

The Việt Nam National University- HCM City has set up the Research Centre for Infectious Diseases at its International University.   

General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vũ Việt Trang attended and delivered a speech at the 4th World Media Summit (WMS) which was held via videoconference on November 22.

A total of 10,321 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Việt Nam on Monday, taking the total number of infections to 1,104,835.

Vietnamese and foreign experts have shared ideas on science communication on issues related to COVID-19 pandemic and climate changes during a virtual conference jointly held by the Academy of Journalism and Communications (AJC) and the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC).

Ninth graders in ten of Hà Nội’s suburban districts returned to school on Monday.

The HCM City Department of Health has sought permission from the Ministry of Health for a seven-day quarantine period for fully vaccinated and asymptomatic cases with negative COVID-19 test results.

Many southern provinces have strengthened COVID-19 prevention measures as the number of locally transmitted cases has increased in the region.