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  A high-school student receives a COVID-19 vaccine. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 961 new COVID-19 infections in 42 localities on Friday, bringing the total caseload in the country to 10,729,681. New transmissions were recorded in Hà Nội (181), Bắc Ninh (77), Phú Thọ (66), Yên Bái (65), …

   Việt Nam reports 961 new cases on Friday. The cases are in Hà Nội (181), Bắc Ninh (77), Phú Thọ (66), Yên Bái (65), Nghệ An (48), Đà Nẵng (44), Lào Cai (31), Vĩnh Phúc (31), Hải Dương (26), Quảng Ninh (24), Sơn La (21), Thái Bình (20), Thái Nguyên …

International tourists pose for a picture in front of Chùa Cầu (Pagoda Bridge) in the ancient town of Hội An. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Tĩnh HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed scrapping the US$10,000 COVID-19 travel insurance required to enter Việt Nam.  The ministry said that treatment …

Students attend the opening ceremony for the school year 2021-22 at the An Lập Junior Secondary School in Sơn Động District, the northern province of Bắc Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has asked schools to strictly follow regulations on …

  A deactivation unit from Peace Trees Việt Nam handles an unexploded bomb found at a quarry in Quảng Trị Province. — VNA/VNS Photo    QUẢNG TRỊ — A total of 34 foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and 23 international organisations are taking part in settlement of post-war bomb and landmine work in …

  More than 222.6 million vaccine doses have been administered in Việt Nam so far.  — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Thursday announced 802 new COVID-19 infections in 45 localities. Three of the new transmissions were imported. The national caseload since the start of the pandemic now stands at 10,728,720. The capital …

  A pomelo garden with 300 trees at Bùi Văn Lập in Yên Bài Commune of Ba Vì  District is granted a planting area code. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The granting of planting area codes is key to opening the door for Hà Nội’s agricultural products to reach the world market. A …

  Trần Ngọc Duy is checking his koi fish. Photo danviet.vn HCM CITY — Many farmers in Bình Chánh District of HCM City have switched to raising ornamental Japanese koi fish in saline water in recent years. Trần Ngọc Duy in An Phú Tây Commune, who used to be a …

  Border Guard officers helping farmers harvest passion fruit. — Photo tienphong.vn SƠN LA — Lóng Sập, a border commune in northern mountainous Sơn La Province, used to be ridden with crime, but now things are starting to turn for the better. “The people here are haunted by poverty,” said Colonel Sa …

Construction work on the seperate metro line No 1 between Bến Thành-Suối Tiên. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has proposed to delay the start of the metro line No 2 between Bến Thành-Tham Lương until the end of 2025 or the beginning of …