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  Construction of Bạch Đằng Bridge is expected to enhance connectivity between the two southern provinces of Bình Dương and Đồng Nai. — Photo www.saigondautu.com.vn HCM CITY — An expressway system connecting the southeast region, including HCM City, and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, is expected to be completed by 2030. It was …

  More than 229.5 million shots of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the country to date. Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — The number of COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam continued to fall on Sunday, with 557 new cases and zero deaths recorded. All of the infections were domestic, with a total of 476 transmissions …

  All the new infections were domestic and detected in Hà Nội (177), HCM City (32), Bắc Ninh (32), Phú Thọ (26), Quảng Ninh (21), Nghệ An (21), Bắc Kạn (20), Quảng Bình (18), Lào Cai (16), Vĩnh Phúc (14), Thái Nguyên (14), Tuyên Quang (14), Đà Nẵng (14), Thanh Hóa (12), …

The coral reef in Nha Trang Bay is considered in medium condition. — VNA/VNS Photo KHÁNH HÒA — Dive tourism in the Hòn Mun Marine Protected Area will be suspended from today to re-survey the coral reef and marine ecosystem for conservation, said Huỳnh Bình Thái, head of the Nha …

  Local authorities release shrimp and crab juveniles into the sea to regenerate fisheries resources in Sóc Trăng Province’s Trần Đề District in April. – VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Trung Hiếu SÓC TRĂNG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Sóc Trăng has taken a number of measures to protect …

  Lao Bảo Border Gate between Việt Nam and Laos. — VNA/VNS Photo VIENTIANE — Thailand is discussing with Laos and Việt Nam the opening of bus routes connecting popular destinations of the three countries, according to news website laotiantimes.com. The website said the Thai government has approved expediting negotiations …

  Solidarity meal held in Paris, France, to support the dioxin lawsuit. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thu Hà PARIS — The committee in support of Trần Tố Nga, the Vietnamese woman who sued US firms for manufacturing the toxic AO defoliant used by US forces during the war in Việt …

  Delegates attend a digital transformation for technical infrastructure conference in HCM City last week. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Digital transformation has become a critical need for technical infrastructure companies to recover quickly, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, a seminar heard in HCM City on Friday. The challenges brought …

  Foreign tourists on the express boat trip between Đà Nẵng City and Lý Sơn Island. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — UNWTO’s Destination Tracker tool showed that 52 countries have fully reopened their borders to foreign tourists as of June 17, and Việt Nam is one of only four …

A worker receives a booster shot of a COVID-19 vaccine in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam registered 657 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, with zero deaths recorded. All of the infections were domestic, with a total of 512 new transmissions detected in the community. New cases were …