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  This year, the National Press Awards presented 10 A prizes, 22 B prizes, 48 C prizes and 35 consolation prizes to a total 115 press works. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The 16th National Press Awards 2021 were presented at a ceremony in Hà N on June 21, the Vietnam …

  Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể speaks at the conference. — Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has confirmed that around VNĐ86 trillion from the State budget will be invested in developing an expressway system for the Mekong Delta region. He made the statement while …

  A One Stop Service Centre called ““Ánh Dương (Sunshine) House” opened in HCM City on June 21 to support survivors of gender-based and domestic violence. — Photo Courtesy of UNFPA HCM CITY — Two more One Stop Service Centres (OSSCs) on Tuesday were officially launched in HCM City and Đà Nẵng …

  Women from Việt Nam Women’s Journalists Club prepare gifts for a volunteer trip. —Photo courtesy of the club HÀ NỘI — Correspondents from the Việt Nam Women’s Journalists Club are busy preparing volunteer trips for when the COVID-19 pandemic is under control. Vũ Thị Tuyết Nhung, the 65-year-old correspondent from the …

A medical worker administers COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Thanh Đức Commune, Long Hồ District, the southern province of Vĩnh Long. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Thúy Hằng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Tuesday confirmed 748 new COVID-19 patients. The country has now had a total of 10,738,909 cases, ranking 12th …

The 748 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections including 636 in the community detected in Hà Nội (145), Phú Thọ (74), Nghệ An (44), Lào Cai (42), Bắc Ninh (37), Yên Bái (34), Hồ Chí Minh City (26), Quảng Ninh (25), Hà Nam (22), Hải Dương (21), Bắc Giang …

  Carolyn Turk, Country Director for the World Bank in Việt Nam. — Photo from Việt Nam Government Portal   CẦN THƠ — World Bank, an important development partner of Việt Nam, is committed to support the Việt Nam in implementing the newly unveiled Mekong Delta Regional Master Plan. Carolyn …

  Gia Khiêm Vũng Tàu petroleum retail store in Phú Mỹ in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Police on Monday arrested the director of a company in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu for being involved in a massive fake gasoline ring in the province. …

Passengers on the Cát Linh- Hà Đông urban railway’s metro in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Tuấn Đức HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội Metro Company reported a loss of VNĐ63.7 billion (US$2.75 million) in 2021 after the Cát Linh- Hà Đông Urban Railway was officially opened on November 6 last year. According to …

  Xuyên Tâm Canal crosses over Văn Thánh Tourism Site. — Photo courtesy of tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — HCM City will set up a working group to carry out a renovation project in Xuyên Tâm Canal and the relocation of thousands of houses. Speaking at a meeting on the implementation of …