Woman illegally returning from China tests negative for SARS-CoV-2 twice: Hospital A 30-year-old woman who illegally returned to Việt Nam from China on May 28 and then flew from Hà Nội to HCM City has tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 twice, director of HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases said on Tuesday morning.

US cities under curfew after fresh anti-race protests, looting Authorities imposed curfews in the capital Washington and other major US cities Sunday to prevent fresh rioting after anti-racism protestors again took to the streets to voice their fury at police brutality.

Delta must have 'emergency plan' on climate change

The Mekong Delta region must include an “emergency” response to climate change in its regional planning for the 2021-30 period as rising seas, coastal erosion and subsidence could occur earlier than previously thought, Deputy Prime MInisterTrịnh Đình Dũng said on Thursday in Hà Nội.

National target programme looks to improve livelihoods of ethnic minority groups

Nearly VNĐ272 trillion (US$11.8 billion) will be mobilised to implement the national target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2021-30, according to a Government report submitted to the National Assembly (NA) on Thursday.

Deputy PM orders Phú Bài International Airport expansion plans

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has assigned the Transport Ministry to conduct detailed research to look at ways to increase the airport’s capacity.

Việt Nam condemns China's acts in East Sea

Việt Nam has repeatedly affirmed its indisputable sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes as well as the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the East Sea.

Việt Nam considers opening borders to visitors from COVID-19-free countries

Việt Nam would consider opening its borders to foreign visitors – if the country they are coming from has gone 30 days without any new cases of COVID-19, experts have said.

US ends waivers for nations in Iran nuclear deal The United States said on Wednesday it was ending waivers in its sanctions for nations that remain in the Iran nuclear accord, bringing the deal further to the verge of collapse.

Progress made in protecting nation's forests Hà Công Tuấn, Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Vietnam News Agency on the forestry sector’s achievements

ASEAN military medicine forces join online COVID-19 response exercise Delegates exchanged opinions on the risk of the disease spreading within ASEAN member states’ military medicine forces, and the risk of health systems becoming overloaded.