A car is submerged in water on Nguyễn Gia Thiều Street in Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District after the heavy rain on Sunday. — VNS/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — The northern region, including capital city of Hà Nội, will continue to witness heavy rain with the possibility of tornadoes and lightning after …
Read More »CAAV proposes three options to upgrade Côn Đảo Airport
Côn Đảo Airport is currently only operated by Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways with ATR72 and Embraer E195 aircraft. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed to the Ministry of Transport three investment options to upgrade Côn Đảo Airport, in the southern …
Read More »HCM City launches renewable energy use competition rented houses
A solar power system installed on the roof of a factory in HCM City. The city has launched an award to encourage rental houses to do the same. — Photo courtesy of EVNHCMC HCM CITY — An annual award aimed at encouraging rental house owners to use rooftop solar power has been launched …
Read More »Concerns over tuition fee increase in K-12 education
Hà Nội, HCM City, and Gia Lai Province have drafted plans to raise tuition fees in the upcoming school year. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — As cities and provinces plan to increase tuition fees in K-12 education, the public is raising concerns regarding the affordability for low-income families, and whether the …
Read More »Dedication to science secures young lecturer professor title
Phạm Vũ Hồng Sơn, 37, has become the youngest lecturer at the Hồ Chí Minh University of Technology after being appointed Associate Professor.— Photo tienphong.vn HÀ NỘI — Phạm Vũ Hồng Sơn, 37, a lecturer at Hồ Chí Minh City University of Technology, has become the youngest Associate Professor at …
Read More »890 new COVID cases reported on May 29
Cases were reported in Hà Nội (282), Yên Bái (67), Nghệ An (60), Quảng Ninh (46), Vĩnh Phúc (40), Tuyên Quang (39), Phú Thọ (30), Thái Nguyên (30), Đà Nẵng (25), Thái Bình (25), Hòa Bình (21), Lào Cai (21), Quảng Bình (20), TP. Hồ Chí Minh (18), Hải …
Read More »Daily caseload below 1,000 for the first time since July
A medical worker preparing a COVID-19 vaccine for children. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Dũng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s daily caseload of new COVID infections has fallen below 1,000, for the first time since July 5, 2021. There were 890 new COVID-19 infections recorded on Sunday. The new infections were …
Read More »World No Tobacco Day observed in Hà Nội
Young volunteers prepare to ride bikes carrying boards saying that no smoking is healthy, civilised and polite as part of a no smoking campaign. — Photo vietnamplus HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health and the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee held a ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday to mark World No …
Read More »HCM City health department eyes creation of innovation eco-system
The HCM City Department of Health signs an agreement with the Department of Science and Technology to develop a healthcare innovation eco-system on May 27. VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health has signed an agreement with the Department of Science and Technology for creating …
Read More »Việt Nam sees 1,114 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for third day in a row
A woman in the southern province of Bạc Liêu is tested for COVID-19. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — There have been 1,114 new COVID-19 infections but no deaths recorded over the past 24 hours, according to Saturday’s report from the health ministry. Hà Nội’s increase is still the …
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