All the new infections were domestically transmitted, being found in Hà Nội (843), Phú Thọ (386), Gia Lai (341), Yên Bái (280), Nghệ An (262), Hải Dương (230), Lào Cai (226), Tuyên Quang (224), Vĩnh Phúc (214), Thái Bình (206), Quảng Ninh (204), Thái Nguyên (186), Bắc Kạn (174), Hưng …
Read More »Street sellers under threat from controversial vending machine plan
HÀ NỘI — A controversial proposal to replace street vendors with vending machines has been met with anger by those who rely on the trade. Hà Nội’s People’s Committee want to place machines at key spots around the capital over the next three years, gradually phasing out street vendors. As …
Read More »Airfares, rooms see last-minute discounts prior to holidays
Passengers at the domestic terminal at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. – VnExpress News Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp HCM CITY — Prices of hotel rooms and flights to tourist hotspots around the country for the upcoming long holiday weekend have dropped by up to half in a series of …
Read More »Sóc Trăng declares riverbank erosion emergency
Riverbank erosion in Sóc Trăng Province’s Cù Lao Dung District. – VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Chanh Đa SÓC TRĂNG – The Sóc Trăng Province People’s Committee has declared an erosion emergency on the Hậu River, a tributary of the Mekong, in Cù Lao Dung District. There are more than 30 …
Read More »Allow graduates to teach, get teaching qualifications later: HCM City
HCM City has proposed new solutions to address a serious teacher shortage in several disciplines. Photo courtesy of tuoitre.vn HCM CITY – Graduates in certain disciplines should be allowed to start teaching and get their pedagogy qualifications later, within a specified time frame, HCM City officials suggest. The suggestion …
Read More »Pedestrian streets should focus on quality over quantity
Hoàn Kiếm Lake pedestrian space – the first of its kind in Hà Nội – was graced with advantages that others in the city are unable to compete with, particularly in terms of culture, history, architecture and landscape. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — While the general public …
Read More »Poverty and equity are now more than just reducing extreme poverty
Panelists at the launch of the 2022 Poverty and Equity Assessment by World Bank in Việt Nam. — – VnExpress News Photo Nhật Hồng HÀ NỘI — The poverty and equity agenda is no longer only about raising minimum living standards and tackling chronic poverty – it is also about creating …
Read More »Lai Châu eyes development of brand for wild tea
A wild tea tree in Pú Tra Mountain, Tân Uyên District of Lai Châu Province. —Photo nongnghiep.vn LAI CHÂU — Further exploitation and conservation have been planned for wild tea from Pú Tra Mountain in the northern province of Lai Châu, to build the tea into a cultural icon …
Read More »HCM City to limit traffic in city centre for April 30 celebrations
Lê Duẩn Street in HCM City’s District 1. Several streets in the city centre will ban or restrict traffic on April 30. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — In HCM City, vehicles will be banned on several streets in the downtown area on the morning of April 30, the Reunification Day …
Read More »7,116 new coronavirus infections, three deaths registered on Thursday
A student gets a temperature check before receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in Hưng Yên Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 7,116 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Việt Nam on Thursday. So far the country has had 10,638,632 patients, ranking 12th out of 227 countries and territories worldwide. All …
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