Việt Nam improves weather forecasting capacity

Facing more severe weather conditions like floods in the central region last October, the weather forecasting agencies have applied new technology to help predict and issue early warnings of typhoons five days before they make landfall and warning of tropical depression three days earlier.

HCM City to invest $23.9 million for motorbike emission control

Results from testing 10,682 motorbikes showed that more than 1,850 vehicles, accounting for 17.3 per cent of the total, did not meet the national emission criteria's level 1; while more than 2,410 vehicles, accounting for 22.6 per cent, failed to meet level 2.

Quảng Trị targets 3,000ha of land freed from UXO each year

The central province of Quảng Trị, the area most heavily contaminated by unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Việt Nam following the war with the US, is working to clear about 3,000ha of land each year to become the first Vietnamese locality to be safe from UXO accidents by 2025.

HCM City tightens preventive measures after COVID-19 outbreak in north

HCM City has called for tighter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday after Việt Nam identified 82 new Covid-19 cases related to the two that were diagnosed on Thursday (Jan 28), the highest number recorded in a single day in the country. 

Vietnamese scholars win US scientific research awards

Việt Nam has earned three awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), an international programme that funds scientists and engineers in developing countries who partner with US government-funded researchers to address global development challenges. 

84 new community cases and seven more imported

Eighty-four community cases of COVID-19 were reported in the northern provinces of Quảng Ninh and Hải Dương on Thursday. Additionally, seven imported cases have been confirmed by the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Rạch Miễu temporary ferry station opens

The Rạch Miễu temporary ferry station started operation on Wednesday, offering a ferry service to cross the Tiền River that links the Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang and Bến Tre.

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