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Public school restructuring to shift over 32,000 education managers to teaching

Côn Đảo Island airport to receive larger aircraft after expansion

Côn Đảo Island’s airport in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu is expected to be expanded to receive larger aircraft and increase its capacity to two million passengers a year.

Reduced insurance premiums for 11.2 million workers

More than 11.2 million employees, working at 375,000 businesses in the country, have received a reduction in their insurance premiums for occupational accidents and diseases, worth about VNĐ4.3 trillion (US$187.6 million), according to Việt Nam Social Security.

Childhood accidents and injuries to be drastically reduced by 2030

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has approved a programme of children’s accidents and injuries prevention and control for the period 2021-2030.

HCM City to set up quarantine facilities for asymptomatic COVID patients

HCM City People’s Committee has instructed authorities in Thủ Đức city and districts to set up quarantine facilities exclusively for asymptomatic COVID patients.

2,967 new cases announced on Thursday morning

COVID-19 update

Hà Nội returnees from COVID areas face stricter quarantine

All people returning to Hà Nội from COVID-19 hit localities that are undergoing social distancing must isolate at concentrated, quarantine centres from midnight Wednesday under tough new regulations.

5,357 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday

A further 5,343 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Wednesday, as well as 14 imported cases quarantined upon arrival.

2,570 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday evening

Checkpoints cause traffic jams for drivers heading into Hà Nội

In the complicated developments of COVID-19 pandemic that has spread in most provinces and cities across the country, preventing the pandemic from entering the city through transportation services is one of top priorities in Hà Nội.

Mekong Delta sees sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases

Cần Thơ City and several provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta reported sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (July 20).

Man who set himself on fire was not protesting city's pandemic prevention plan: city authorities

Việt Nam reports more 36 new deaths related to COVID-19

The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Wednesday afternoon announced 36 new deaths in HCM City, Đồng Tháp and Long An provinces.

VPBank provides 715 ventilators to support southern localities

VPBank will spend VNĐ150 billion (US$6.5 million) to buy 715 modern ventilators in emergency support for HCM City and southern provinces in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam produces first test batch of Sputnik V vaccine

Việt Nam has manufactured the first test batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik, according to an announcement by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Vietnamese pharmaceutical company VABIOTECH released on Wednesday.

Government sets up COVID-19 special working group

The Prime Minister has issued a decision to establish a special working group for the Government to carry out COVID-19 prevention and control tasks. The working group will be located in HCM City.

Primary schools struggle to offer full-day study

Primary schools in outlying districts in HCM City are struggling to arrange enough classrooms for first graders to study a full day in the upcoming academic year due to population growth in city districts.

Traditional medicines used to assist COVID-19 treatment

Besides modern medical techniques and equipment, traditional medicines are used to assist COVID-19 treatment in Việt Nam.

Tech giant's "Sai Gon Bao Dung” project helps the disadvantaged

Tech giant VNG has launched the "Sai Gon Bao Dung” project in which a digital platform will help connect charity organisations, sponsors and disadvantaged people amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Thủ Thiêm 2 Bridge to open to traffic next year

HCM City’s 1,465m Thủ Thiêm 2 Bridge over the Sài Gòn River between District 1 and the newly created Thủ Đức City is expected to open to traffic in the second quarter of next year.

MoH warns against stockpiling of medical devices

The Ministry of Health has alerted people not to buy or hoard ventilators, medical oxygen generators or oxygen cylinders as it will waste money, lead to a shortage of supplies and cause difficulties for medical facilities that need to buy machines for patients in need.