Australia said on Sunday it will shorten the wait time for people to receive Covid-19 booster vaccines following a rise in cases of the Omicron variant. Australia had previously said it would offer a Covid-19 booster to everyone over 18 and who had their second dose of the vaccine six …

A road project linking with the third terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC is expected to begin work in the second quarter of next year. Luong Minh Phuc, director of the HCMC Management Board of Investment and Construction of Traffic, project investor, said relevant units are currently …

Several residents who hunt a cyprinid (carp) species in central Vietnam are now volunteers to protect it as it teeters on the verge of extinction. At 31, Bui Hoai Vu, a Da Nang City resident (Hoa Bac Commune, Hoa Vang District) is one of the most skillful hunters of the …

Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through five U.S. states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was “one of the largest” storm outbreaks in history. “It’s a tragedy,” a shaken Biden said in televised comments. “And we still don’t know how many lives …

A devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through Kentucky and several other U.S. states, killing dozens of people and leaving a trail of destroyed buildings along a path that stretched more than 200 miles, officials said on Saturday. At least four tornadoes touched down overnight across Kentucky, causing significant damage in …

Health authorities on Saturday confirmed 16,104 new local Covid-19 cases in 59 localities, marking the highest daily coronavirus infection tally since the pandemic broke out in Vietnam last year. The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 1,441 cases, Binh Phuoc with …

Vietnamese abroad are set to send home over $18.06 billion this year, a new record, making the country the eighth biggest remittances beneficiary globally. The value is set to rise 5 percent from last year to account for 4.9 percent of Vietnam’s GDP, according to a report by World Bank …

Fearing a complex outbreak, Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong has suspended recruitment of people who have not been double-vaccinated against Covid-19. The order was delivered to Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA) and the municipal Department of Industry and Trade on Friday. Both units have to quickly review …

A Japanese bank is expected to spend $170 million to acquire 7.5 percent of M-Service, which operates Vietnamese e-wallet app Momo. Mizuho Bank would acquire the stake by the end of this year to leverage the Vietnamese smartphone payment company’s retail business, Nikkei Asia reported. Mizuho wants to tap into …

Syahmi Safari does not see any change in Vietnam’s style of play compared to 2018 when they won the AFF Cup title. “Vietnam haven’t changed tactically since 2018. They are still a disciplined team with a defensive line of five and still have a really quick transition from defense to …