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Việt Nam approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The Chinese product is the third COVID-19 vaccine to have been approved by health authorities in Việt Nam, following Oxford/AstraZeneca and Sputnik V.

HCM City unveils 2nd COVID financial relief package

HCM City is set to offer a second financial relief package for businesses and workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VN successfully negotiated to buy 170 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Việt Nam has approached to purchase 170 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far.

Three Vietnamese universities enter THE’s Asia University Rankings 2021

Three Vietnamese universities have been listed in the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Asia University Rankings 2021.

Mekong Delta provinces make efforts to preserve ecosystems

Local authorities and environmental organisations in the Mekong Delta are making efforts to preserve and develop ecosystems vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Minister urges localities to prepare to fight forest fires

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan has asked city and provincial People’s Committees to take drastic measures to ensure forest fire prevention amid extremely hot weather.

52 new local COVID-19 cases reported on Friday morning

HCM City set to use robotic assistance for COVID screening calls

HCM City should soon start using a robotic assistant to automatically make phone calls to people to ask about COVID-19 symptoms and report to health officials for taking samples to test in time Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has said.

Việt Nam reports 250 new cases on Thursday

The amount of COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam has topped 8,000.

Việt Nam confirms 91 new cases on Thursday evening

Northern region told to prepare for storm Choiwan

The north region is forecast to experience heavy rains and flash floods and landslides due to a low-pressure system in the East Sea that may grow into a tropical depression.

102 new cases reported on Thursday afternoon

Children in quarantined areas get money for meals

Every child aged up to 16 years old in COVID-19 concentrated areas is being given VNĐ80,000 (US$3.5) per day for daily meals during their 21-day quarantine.

HCM City speeds up testing, contact tracing in COVID-19 clusters

Healthcare staff have been working day and night to provide screening tests in high-risk areas in HCM City to detect cases in the community amid the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

Mekong Delta men convert vehicles to ambulances to aid the poor

People nationwide have done their bit to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but few have gone quite as far as Ngôn Đức Thắng.

Bắc Ninh workers to stay in factories, ensuring production and disease prevention

The northern province of Bắc Ninh on Wednesday launched a production-residence-combined model in which workers don’t leave their factories after work or stay together at concentrated accommodations like dorms, hotels or schools.

Adjustments to master plan create new vision for Đà Nẵng’s development

Recently approved adjustments to the master plan for central Đà Nẵng City are thought to be about to open the door for it to map out its vision for the future.

Some COVID clouds do have a silver lining

Many people returning to Việt Nam have endured a painstaking fortnight behind closed doors waiting to return home. But life in quarantine was far more rewarding for Nguyễn Phương Linh, who met the man of her dreams, a health worker based at the facility.