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Hà Nội mandates AI in governance and mass digital ID rollout

More than 300 Bắc Giang workers positive for SARS-CoV-2

The northern province of Bắc Giang on early Tuesday afternoon reported more than 300 new SARS-CoV-2 cases, all people in areas under social distancing measures regulations.

Việt Nam in top 10 world’s best places for expats: international survey

Việt Nam comes first in the personal finance index and the cost of living index, and has consistently been among the top 10 since 2014.

100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed at noon Tuesday

Stop the spread

Đà Nẵng City is using technology to help monitor when people shop, in a bid to limit the number of customers in markets at any one time. Shoppers must check-in with QR codes to make sure the social distancing is upheld.

Australian-funded initiative aims to eliminate violence against women, children

The Australian government will sponsor AUD9.5 million (US$7.34 million) for a four-year initiative with Vietnamese agencies and the United Nations to support women and children who are victims of violence.

Frontline workers get exhausted from sweltering weather

Exhausted, working in sweltering conditions, some even fainting because off the pressure, but still determined to serve the nation.

PM orders safety in industrial parks amidst COVID-19 resurgence

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered localities and ministries to speed up work to contain COVID-19 in more than 300 industrial parks nationwide to prevent the disruption of the supply chain.

Đồng Tháp uses IT, smart devices to restructure agricultural production

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp is expanding its use of information technology (IT) and advanced farming techniques to restructure agricultural production and achieve sustainability.

New app connects scrap collectors, buyers

A set of innovative applications named VECA launched last month has allowed users to call scrap collectors in HCM City.

Hà Nội takes tough stance to stop the spread of COVID-19

The drastic measures will see the closure of all restaurants, cafes, and hair salons from noon on Tuesday May 25 in a bid to limit community infections.

All workers in industrial zones must make health declaration

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam yesterday urged all people working in industrial zones and factories to make medical declarations in a bid to prevent anymore concentrated COVID-19 outbreaks.

57 new local COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday morning

Construction of Diễn Châu-Bãi Vọt section of North-South Expressway begins

Construction work of the Diễn Châu-Bãi Vọt section of the North-South Expressway running through the central provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh began on Saturday.

Việt Nam reports 187 new cases on Monday, bringing national tally to 5,404

Việt Nam reported 187 new COVID-19 cases on Monday including 184 local cases – the second-biggest increase in a single day in the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the country.

National flags to be gifted to fishermen

Người Lao Động (Labourer) newspaper in 2021 continues to host a fishermen support programme and offer 560,000 national flags to 28 coastal provinces and cities nationwide.

Online English teaching conference highlights effective methodologies amid pandemic

International and local English lecturers on May 22 discussed teaching methodologies during an outline conference as the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted teachers’ traditional face-to-face classrooms and shifted into e-learning settings.

95 new local cases are reported on Monday evening

38-year-old woman dies of COVID-19

Health authorities on Monday reported the death due to COVID-19 of a 38-year-old woman with no underlying health conditions, the youngest victim in the fourth wave of infections since April 27.

HCM City records new domestic COVID-19 cases with Indian, UK variants

HCM City has reported a new COVID-19 community transmission case, a 18-month-old boy whose grandmother had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the city’s Department of Health.