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  The Cái Lớn Sluice on the eponymous river in Kiên Giang Province has proved effective in mitigating saltwater intrusion impacts. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HCM CITY — Proactive prevention measures and “proper” restructuring of crop cultivation in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have proved effective in mitigating saline …

  Farmers harvest clams in Bến Tre Province’s Bình Đại District. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Công Trí BẾN TRE — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre is expanding farming of some key fisheries products for both domestic consumption and exports. They include black tiger shrimps, white-legged shrimps, clams, …

Young volunteers visit the Thị Nghè Nursing Home for seniors in HCM City. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Hồng Giang HCM CITY — The private sector has an opportunity to build geriatric care facilities that provide good care for elderly people, given rising demand for such services, HCM City officials say. …

  Elderly people in Tây Mỗ Ward, Nam Từ Liêm District, Hà Nội receive COVID-19 vaccines in early 2022. Seniors are set to be the first to get the fourth vaccine shots in the upcoming rollout. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hiếu HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese health ministry …

  Cases of unknown severe acute hepatitis have occurred in areas where adenovirus is reported. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — Ministries, agencies and localities have been ordered to provide a response plan to acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, following warnings from the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a …

National Assembly Deputy Chairman Nguyễn Đức Hải speaking at the session. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Doãn Tấn HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Friday reviewed the central budget allocation for the 2021-25 period, and the year 2022 in particular, for the implementation of national target programmes (NTPs).  …

  Visitors to Việt Nam are no longer to be required to have COVID-19 tests. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will drop the COVID-19 test requirement for visitors entering the country starting from 00:00am May 15 as the pandemic has been brought under control. The …

Members of Đà Nẵng City’s Red Cross carry out necessities to support disadvantaged people affected by COVID-19 in the city on Thursday.  — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Trần Lê Lâm HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Friday confirmed 2,227 new COVID-19 infections and no fatal cases. There was one imported …

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  A MoU on strategic collaboration was signed on Thursday (May 12) between the University of Economics HCM City and the Vietnam News Agency representative office in the south in HCM City for strengthening linkages of training and research with reality in the fields of communication and design. — – VnExpress News Photo …