A child In Bến Tre Province is examined before vaccination. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 8,004 new COVID cases were reported in Việt Nam on Wednesday, a reduction of 427 new infections compared to the previous day. The new transmissions bring the total caseload …
Read More »Measures needed to solve plastic pollution at waste recycling village
A view of plastic waste, which is illegally dumped along roads in Ứng Hòa District in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Plastic waste recycling has brought a better life to thousands of people in the suburban area of Ứng Hòa District in Hà Nội, but has caused …
Read More »4.4 million preschool students missed school in 2021-22
A kindergarten in Hà Nội on April 13, 2022, the first day of reopening after nearly a year of closure due to COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Đức HÀ NỘI — Closures have affected up to 4.4 million preschool children over the 2021-22 period when the COVID-19 outbreak worsened …
Read More »8,004 new cases on April 27
Cases were reported in Hà Nội (921), Phú Thọ (544), Nghệ An (351), Yên Bái (350), Đắk Lắk (327), Quảng Ninh (304), Vĩnh Phúc (299), Lào Cai (297), Hải Dương (292), Tuyên Quang (250), Gia Lai (245), Quảng Bình (230), Thái Nguyên (227), Bắc Kạn (213), Thái Bình (202), …
Read More »Hà Nội starts conservation project for dilapidated French-era villa
The ceremony to launch the conservation works on the old villa was held on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — The People’s Committee of Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội coordinated with authorities of France’s Ile-de-France region to hold a ceremony on Wednesday to start a project …
Read More »Community workshop benefits 500 Quảng Nam parents and children
Generali Vietnam representatives present gifts to children in Quảng Nam Province — Photo courtesy of Generali Vietnam QUẢNG NAM — More than 500 parents, teachers, and child caregivers exchanged experience in child education and protection at a workshop in Quảng Nam Province on April 26. The workshops, titled Sinh Con, Sinh Cha (Born …
Read More »Việt Nam temporarily stops health declaration for arrivals from April 27
Internaitonal tourists have documents checked at Cam Ranh Airport in south central Khánh Hòa Province. All arrivals in Việt Nam will not have to make health declarations from April 27. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Arrivals entering Việt Nam via all border gates will no longer have to …
Read More »Just 34.8 per cent of people in rural areas have access to clean water
Three members of a family get clean water from a tap in Bù Rên Commune, in the southern province of Bình Phước. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is in danger of missing the target of providing 93-95 per cent of people in rural areas, and at least …
Read More »HCM City warns of rising dengue cases as severity in children spikes
A child with dengue fever receives intensive treatment at a hospital in HCM City. — VnExpress News HÀ NỘI — HCM City has recorded a sharp increase in dengue fever cases among children with a high rate of severity, due to a delay in hospital admissions and improper or …
Read More »HCM City health department says medical checks for air passengers no longer needed
Passengers complete a health declaration form at HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất airport. — Photo courtesy of the airport authority HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health wants to stop COVID-19 checks for passengers arriving at Tân Sơn Nhất international airport to ease congestion at the country’s …
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