Trần Thiện Tín fixing an old bike in his campus. — Photo baomoi.com HCM CITY — 21-year-old Trần Thiện Tín is the name on VNU HCMC Campus that students always count on, whenever their bikes broke down. Born in Tây Ninh, Tín moved to Hồ Chí Minh City to …
Read More »President Phúc calls for a safe, healthy and friendly environment for children
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday presents gifts to children with disabilities at the Hà Nội Nurturing Disabled Children Centre in Chương Mỹ District’s Chúc Sơn Town on the occasion of International Children’s Day. VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged ministries and sectors at …
Read More »Woman detained for fatal abuse of one-year-old girl in HCM City
Hứa Thị Trang’s house, where the one-year-old girl is believed to have died. — Photo from HCM City’s Police HCM CITY — A 21-year-old woman was detained in HCM City on Tuesday for a criminal investigation into the fatal abuse of a one-year-old girl. Hứa Thị Trang was charged with …
Read More »More than three million passengers have travelled the Hà Nội Metro
Passengers travelling on the Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro line. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Statistics from Hà Nội Metro company show that, from its first day of commercial operation in November last year to May 26, more than 3.1 million passengers have used the Cát Linh-Hà Đông 2A …
Read More »1,010 new COVID-19 patients registered on Tuesday
Director of the Hà Nội Department of Health Trần Thị Nhị Hà (left) checks a COVID-19 vaccination being given to a child aged between 5 and 11 in Hà Đông District of Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Tuesday saw a decrease in new daily COVID-19 patients. The …
Read More »18 years in jail proposed for suspected murderer of Vietnamese student in Japan
Police in Osaka, Japan examine a bridge in the Namba Parks area where a Vietnamese student was pushed into the Dotonbori River underneath and died. — Mainichi/VNA Photo TOKYO — The procuracy agency of Osaka has proposed a sentence of 18 years in jail for a Dominican man who allegedly murdered …
Read More »1,010 new COVID-19 cases, one more death reported on Tuesday
The 1,010 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections including 696 in the community detected in Hà Nội (251), Yên Bái (78), Vĩnh Phúc (61), Phú Thọ (59), Nam Định (49), Quảng Ninh (39), Nghệ An (35), Lào Cai (33), Hồ Chí Minh City (32), Tuyên Quang (28), Thái …
Read More »HCM City sees uptick in hand-foot-mouth disease among children
A child with hand-foot-mouth disease at HCM City’s Children’s Hospital. – Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY – Southern provinces are seeing an increase in the incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease among children due to the recent hot weather and rains. The Cần Thơ City Children’s Hospital has been seeing a spike …
Read More »CAAV proposes upgrading derelict Nà Sản Airport
The Nà Sản Airport in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La has severely deteriorated after years of abandonment. Photo of the Ministry of Transport HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport seek Government approval for Sơn La Province to …
Read More »Kiên Giang Province goes down path of sustainable shrimp farming
Shrimp bred under a two–stage farming model in An Minh District in Kiên Giang Province. The model requires multiple ponds for breeding the crustaceans and treating water. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Sen KIÊN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is focusing on developing efficient, safe and …
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