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  A large shipment of 456kg of ivory and 6.2 tonnes of pangolin scales were discovered by customs officers in Đà Nẵng City on January 11, 2022. They were smuggled in from Nigeria, officers suspect. — Photo cand.com.vn HCM CITY — No mastermind behind transnational wildlife trafficking and trading has ever been brought …

  Heartbeat Vietnam celebrates on Wednesday, May 11, the completion of 9,000 successful heart operations on children with heart defects. Photo courtesy of Heartbeat Vietnam HCM CITY — A total of 9,000 disadvantaged children with congenital heart defects across the country have undergone life-saving surgeries funded by VinaCapital Foundation’s healthcare programme Heartbeat Vietnam. Lê …

  The signing ceremony in Hà Nội between the Ministry of Construction and the French Development Agency for a cooperation agreement to help Vietnamese cities build climate change resilience. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Construction and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a …

  Deputy Minister of Education and Training Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Văn Phúc speaks at a regional workshop on ‘Enhancing Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education in Southeast Asia through Innovative Educational Leadership and Management’ that opened yesterday (May 12) in HCM City. Photo courtesy of SEAMEO RETRAC HCM CITY — Educationists from around …

Soldiers from the Ba Sơn Border Guard Station go on patrol in the border area. — Photo langsontv.vn LẠNG SƠN — Residents of the border area in Lạng Sơn Province have benefitted greatly thanks to the close coordination between the Lạng Sơn Border Guard and local authorities. Residents have participated in the self-management of …

  A doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCM City treats an HFMD patient. — – VnExpress News Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — Paediatrics hospitals in HCM City have reported a spike in hand, foot and mouth disease cases in recent days. Dr Nguyễn Minh Tiến, deputy director of …

A medical staff takes a sample of a Singaporean table tennis player for a COVID test in the northern province of Hải Dương on Tuesday.  — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Mạnh Tú HÀ NỘI — The Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk surpassed Hà Nội as the locality with the most new daily …

  Việt Nam reports 3,949 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Cases were in Đắk Lắk (1,251), Hà Nội (509), Bắc Ninh (346), Nghệ An (168), Phú Thọ (121), Vĩnh Phúc (109), Quảng Ninh (97), Yên Bái (92), Tuyên Quang (86), Bắc Kạn (76), Thái Bình (75), Quảng Bình (63), Hải …

  Former Deputy Health Minister Trương Quốc Cường on trial on Thursday. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — The People’s Court of Hà Nội has begun the first instance trial of former Deputy Health Minister Trương Quốc Cường and 13 other defendants accused of trading counterfeit cancer …

  Passengers wait to do immigration procedures at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has proposed to temporarily suspend COVID-19 test requirements for passengers entering Việt Nam by air. Director of the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department Phan Trọng Lân …