HCM City offers assistance to children orphaned by COVID-19

Two siblings from District 10 in HCM City lost their parents who died from COVID-19, and three days later, their paternal grandfather passed away after contracting COVID-19.

Returning young migrant workers get support

Young migrant workers in some central localities who have returned home due to COVID-19 will get support to overcome difficulties thanks to the implementation of initiatives on job replacement, income generation, provision of sexual and reproductive health knowledge and life skills.

VGCL proposes to spend US$3.9 billion to support COVID-19 affected labourers The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed spending up to VNĐ89 trillion (US$3.91 billion) from the unemployment insurance fund to support labourers strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youth volunteers join COVID fighting efforts

Hundreds of union members and young people have volunteered to take participate in COVID-19 prevention and control work. 

VNA Press Awards 2020 affirm professionalism, cohesion, responsibility Winners of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Press Awards 2020 were announced at the agency’s information page at https://dhtn.ttxvn.org.vn/ on September 15, on the occasion of its 76th anniversary.

HCM City sees decrease in COVID fatalities thanks to improved home treatment

The number of fatalities due to COVID-19 was down by 30 per cent in HCM City last week thanks to the improvement in treatment of patients especially at home.

Student delivers medicine to COVID patients in HCM City

Lê Thanh Truyền, a final-year student of HCM City-based University of Medicine and Pharmacy, starts bringing medicine for COVID-19 patients across the city at 7am every day.

Youth Union calling for "million bags of social security" support  The Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union is calling for support for its programme called "Million bags of social security," which aims to help people in need during t the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youth Union delivers mooncakes for children in pandemic zones

The HCM City Youth Union and its partners have launched a charity programme to offer mooncakes for poor children in isolation zones in celebration of the Mid-Autumn (Trung Thu) Festival, which falls on September 21 (the 15th day of the eighth lunar month). 

Mekong Delta authorities seek to help farmers harvest rice crop amid transport restrictions

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are helping farmers harvest their summer – autumn rice crop amid the travel restrictions due to the COVID – 19 pandemic.