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Mekong Delta launches first robotics, AI research institute

Tech guru develops a map to help those in need

Phạm Vi, founder of a technology solutions company in Hồ Chí Minh City, came up with the idea of connecting those in need, with people willing to help.

NA working group meets to discuss alleviating poverty

Việt Nam aims to reduce poverty and eradicate hunger for everyone using a multidimensional approach, to ensure no one is left behind, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said at the working session of the NA meeting on Tuesday morning.

2,861 new cases announced on Wednesday morning

COVID-19 update

Over 7,900 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday

There were 7,911 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, the second highest daily increase since the pandemic first struck last year.

5,149 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday evening

6,000 medical workers from all over Việt Nam volunteer to help deal with HCM City's outbreak

HCM City has received 4,000 applications from medical workers from across Việt Nam, and 2,000 from volunteers, after a call was made for people with medical expertise in the city to help deal with the ongoing, severe COVID-19 outbreak.

Three field hospitals shift to receive 'moderately to severely ill' COVID-19 patients

Field hospitals No.1, 6, and 13 in HCM City have been commissioned to receive moderately to severely ill COVID-19 patients transferred from district-level healthcare facilities treating patients with COVID-19.

5 priority groups allowed to go out in HCM City after 6pm

HCM City authorities have exempted certain categories of people from the dusk-to-dawn restriction they have imposed hoping to break the back of COVID-19.

Deputy PM visits HCM City’s 175 Military Hospital

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam urged 175 Military Hospital in HCM City to mobilise all possible medical sources to combat the pandemic.

Six isolation areas to be established in Hóc Môn District

Hóc Môn District in the outskirts of HCM City, plans to establish six isolation areas to accommodate symptomatic COVID-19 patients for treatment.

Confusion over 'essential goods' hampers QR code implementation

Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provinces and cities to urgently update and add types of goods that are allowed to travel during the lockdown period under Directive 16.

COVID stalls personnel hiring, but demand set to zoom: employment firm

Insurance, banking and securities are among the industries with the highest hiring needs in the third quarter of the year, according to job services provider Navigos Group.

Bookings for quarantine hotels can be made via city website or app

People who are close contacts of COVID-19 cases can book hotels for quarantine at the www.hochiminhcity.gov.vn website of the city Department of Tourism.

Bình Thuận fishing industry thrives amid pandemic

The seafood industry in Bình Thuận Province, one of the four largest fishing grounds in Việt Nam, has achieved many positive achievements amid the pandemic.

Young volunteers help teach Quảng Trị students

Hồ Thị Bảo Trân, a primary student in a mountainous area in central Quảng Trị Province, experienced a totally different summer holiday this year.

AI tech's key role in fight against COVID-19

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is already playing a role in managing the current pandemic and could play an even bigger role in the future, according to Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bùi Thế Duy.

Brave soldier a shoo-in for business success

A Vietnamese veteran has used his guile to grow a business

City patrols step up inspections of people posing as delivery men on city streets

The city has begun cracking down on phony delivery men and women after many people were discovered wearing uniforms as a disguise to go out on city streets amid the city's implementation of Directive 16.