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HCM City aims to make English 2nd language in schools

Hà Tĩnh war veterans mobilise to fight the spread of COVID-19

In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, many veterans in the central province of Hà Tĩnh, despite their old ages and limited health – have joined disease prevention and control activities effectively.

Agricultural innovation key to capital's food security

High-value specialty crops and livestock are being developed to meet the increasing consumption needs of domestic consumers, in line with the comparative advantage of each locality, but more needs to be done, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Trần Thành Nam has said.

Community lend a hand improving transport system in Cần Thơ

A group of farmers in the southern city of Cần Thơ have been raising funds to fix roads and build bridges for nearly two decades, helping improve their living conditions.

PM chairs emergency meeting with National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday chaired an emergency meeting of the Government with the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control to hear a report on the pandemic.

Seven working groups to support COVID-19 fight in southern region

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked seven ministries to establish special working groups to support HCM City and southern provinces in their fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.

2,155 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday morning

4,195 new COVID-19 infections recorded Monday

Việt Nam’s health agency reported 4,195 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with 4,175 in the community and 20 imported that were quarantined upon arrival.

Việt Nam reports 2,180 new cases on Monday evening

80 new deaths reported in HCM City and five other provinces over the past ten days

The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Monday evening announed 80 new deaths between July 9 and 19 in HCM City and five other provinces.

Residents in border areas of Lai Châu Province get Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

The northern province of Lai Châu started to give Sinopharm’s Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine shots to residents in border communes in Phong Thổ District on Monday.

PM orders HN’s leaders to put people’s health first and foremost

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Monday told Hà Nội’s leaders to give priority to protecting the capital from the further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social media posts in Việt Nam on COVID-19 deaths are fake news: VAFC

Photos of people who died of COVID-19 posted on social media in Việt Nam are images of Myanmar and are not Vietnamese people, according to the Việt Nam Anti-Fake News Centre (VAFC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information.

Health ministry asks hospitals to be ready to treat COVID-19 patients

The Ministry of Health has asked hospitals nationwide to strengthen health check-up and treatment services to ensure enough resources for COVID-19 patients.

Pilots required to be fully vaccinated to operate flights starting September

Only pilots who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are eligible to operate flights, the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) said in a new directive on mandatory measures for flight safety.

Volunteers feed thousands isolated by COVID in Hà Tĩnh

Over the past month, Nguyễn Thị Hải, a cook at Tô Hiến Thành Primary School in Hà Tĩnh, has been busy cooking even though the students are on their summer vacation.

Tiền Giang builds more irrigation works to secure water for farms

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang, the country's largest fruit producer, has spent more than VNĐ134 billion (US$5.8 million) to upgrade or build irrigation projects this year, securing irrigation water for nearly 172,000ha of farming areas.

Agriculture sector remains fairly resilient to COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry and hit industrial production hard, agriculture and community-based agro-forest production have proven resilient in the tourism-intensive central region.

Ministers reach out to provinces to ensure essential services

A national online meeting was held on Sunday to find solutions to ensure essential goods for the south when applying social distancing in 19 southern provinces and cities.

MoT proposes to halt the planning of Hà Nội's second airport till 2030

The Ministry of Transport has announced an airport development plan that would expand Hà Nội-based Nội Bài International Airport to serve 100 million passengers per year, but has denied a request for a second airport in the capital city until at least 2030.