Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Xuân Hoàn has been battling for cancer for years, but he never stops helping people.

A safer education environment for LGBTIQ+ students is essential to create a more resilient and inclusive Việt Nam, said UNESCO Representative to Việt Nam Christian Manhart at an event in Hà Nội on Saturday.

An additional 7,646 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Sunday, bringing the nationwide tally to 968,684.

Hà Nội reported 93 positive cases of COVID-19 including 54 community cases from 6pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday.

A total of 7,491 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 961,038.

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Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and a high-ranking delegation from Việt Nam returned to Hà Nội on Saturday, concluding their trip for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), and a working visit to the UK plus an official visit to France.

The Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro line project was inaugurated and put into commercial operation on Saturday morning.

The northern border province of Cao Bằng on Friday recorded its first-ever COVID-19 case since the pandemic hit the country early last year.

The Lao government is discussing the planned route of an expressway running from Vientiane through Xaysomboun, Xieng Khuang and Huaphan provinces to the Vietnamese border, local media reported on November 4.

As of July 2021, Hà Nội’s population reached over 8 million, increasing by almost 200,000 people per year on average.

With the economy recovering and production returning to normal, many HCM City businesses are now facing a serious shortage of informal workers, especially in the food and beverage business.

Cần Thơ aims to become a modern, civilised city alongside other advanced cities in ASEAN, as announced in a meeting of Cần Thơ City Party Committee on Thursday.

State budget allocation should prioritise poor localities with a high number of migrant workers, said Dr Nguyễn Đức Thành, director of the Vietnam Centre for Economic and Strategic Studies (VES) said while attending a seminar discussing State budget estimate 2022 on Friday.

The number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in HCM City has increased slightly over the past two weeks, with most hospitalised patients having mild symptoms, according to a survey conducted by the city’s Department of Health.

The People’s Court of Hà Nội opened the first-instance trial of Nguyễn Duy Linh, former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security’s General Department of Intelligence, for allegedly receiving a bribe of VNĐ5 billion (US$220,000) from Phan Văn Anh Vũ.

HCM City hospitals have sent more medical workers and equipment to Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces to help in the fight against COVID-19.