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  By Wednesday, 224,137,582 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 866 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Việt Nam on Wednesday. All of the new cases were locally transmitted. Hà Nội again reported the highest number of infections with 148, followed by …

  The price of textbooks is among items whose price will not change. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Education and Training has agreed not to raise the price of educational services for the 2022-23 school year in response to price increases.  Deputy Minister of Education and Training Phạm Ngọc Thưởng said at a …

  A border guard checks a fishing boat before departing from Bến Lội-Bình Châu District in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Nhị  BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — The Coast Guard High Command held a conference in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on Tuesday looking at ways …

A bulky waste collecting point in Ward 10, Phú Nhuận District, HCM City. — Photo sggp.org.vn HCM CITY — Although there are multiple companies that offer waste collection services, inconsistent prices and high shipping fees are still significant obstacles to deal with the problems of garbage treatment in HCM City.  Nguyễn Văn Tính, …

A medical worker gives a COVID-19 vaccine shot to a secondary school student in Hà Nội.— VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Vaccination is still an important tool in COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control although almost all communes and wards around the country are now listed as low-risk areas. Data from the …

  Fishing ships in Quảng Ninh. —Photo nongnghiep.vn QUẢNG NINH — The northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh has made significant progress in accomplishing recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) on Vietnamese seafood as part of its efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. According to the provincial Department …

    A health check-up room at the Đà Nẵng General Hospital. The stroke centre under the hospital received ‘platinum status’ from the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Awards for its efforts in caring for stroke patients in 2021. VNS Photo Công Thành  ĐÀ NÃNG — The stroke centre under the central city’s General …

  Patients infected with dengue being treated at the Children’s Hospital No.2. VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — Cities and provinces in the south have recorded a spike in dengue fever incidence and with a high rate of severity, and account for 80 per cent of the cases in the country, according to …

  A medical worker vaccinates an elderly at her house in Tuy Hoà City in central Phú Yên Province. VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Triệu HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam witnessed a slight increase in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 856 new infections reported in the past 24 hours. The new transmissions were an …

The 856 new COVID-19 cases include 664 in the community and were detected in Hà Nội (151), Đà Nẵng (64), Phú Thọ (56), Yên Bái (46), Lai Châu (45), Nghệ An (37), Bắc Ninh (36), Lào Cai (28), Hải Dương (27), Tuyên Quang (27), Vĩnh Phúc (25), Hòa Bình (25), …