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63 projects take part in semifinals of Green Startup Competition in HCM City

Company director arrested following deadly wall collapse

The director of the construction company responsible for building a wall which collapsed killing 10 people has been arrested.

Trà Vinh farmers expand organic rice areas

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has encouraged farmers to expand environmentally friendly organic rice fields that have improved the quality of rice and soil fertility.

Cà Mau Province orders preventive action against erosion, subsidence

The Cà Mau People’s Committee has ordered local authorities across the province to strengthen measures to check erosion and subsidence along rivers and canals, coasts and elsewhere to safeguard people and their properties.

ACV to invest in Tân Sơn Nhất airport’s new terminal

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has assigned State-owned Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) to be the investor of the third passenger terminal at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất international airport.

No new COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on May 21 morning

No community spread of coronavirus in Việt Nam for 34 days

So far, a total of 184 COVID-19 patients were quarantined right after entering the country.

Court rejects defendants’ appeal in fake medicine case

The People’s Court in HCM City yesterday (May 20) upheld the verdict handed down at the first-instance trial in a case involving the “manufacturing and trading of counterfeit medicine”.

Hospitals report increase in heat-related illnesses

HCM City and other localities in the south have recorded temperatures of 38-39 degrees Celsius in recent days, leading to more heat-related illnesses, especially among children and the elderly.

No new COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on May 20 evening

People joining voluntary social insurance down due to COVID-19

The number of people joining volunteer social insurance decreased sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

Doctors to transfer British pilot to Chợ Rẫy Hospital before lung transplant

The country's 91st COVID-19 patient, a British pilot, will be transferred to the intensive care centre in HCM City’s Chợ Rẫy Hospital to have a lung transplant when the patient is healthy enough for the procedure.

Đồng Tháp improves irrigation works to water summer – autumn rice

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has built new pumping stations for irrigation and upgraded existing ones to ensure there is sufficient water for the summer - autumn rice crop.

Việt Nam brings home hundreds of citizens from India and Thailand

A total of 340 Vietnamese citizens stranded in India returned home to Việt Nam on Wednesday morning on board a specially arranged flight.

Frontline doctors recall the three-month fight against COVID-19

Happy and relieved. That’s how Dr Phạm Ngọc Thạch, director of the Hà Nội-based National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, feels after three months on the frontline battling in the war against COVID-19.

Thủ Thiêm 2 Bridge to open to traffic by early 2021

Thủ Thiêm 2 Bridge which links District 1 and District 2 in HCM City is expected to open to traffic by early 2021.

Đồng Tháp grants code for 133 fruit-growing areas for export

The Đồng Tháp Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has granted a production unit code for 133 fruit-growing areas that qualify to produce fruit for export.

Snake bites a risk in summer

At least eight people who suffered venomous snake bites are currently being treated at the Poison Control Centre in Hà Nội's Bạch Mai General Hospital.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu to build high-tech agricultural zone

The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu plans to set up a 1,073ha high-tech agricultural zone in the next five years.

Mekong Delta healthcare system growing rapidly, eases pressure on HCM City hospitals

The healthcare system in the Mekong Delta has been steadily expanding and becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the large number of choices available now is helping reduce overcrowding at HCM City hospitals.