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Coca-Cola launches community programmes

HCM CITY – Coca-Cola, through its partnership with the Vietnam Red Cross Society, is providing VNĐ5 million scholarship grants to around 100 secondary and high school students from pandemic-hit households in the province of Bình Phước and HCM City. An additional 100 families will receive livelihood assistance. On top of the …

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Việt Nam reports 15,743 new cases on Tuesday

   The new infections include 44 imported and 15,699 domestically-transmitted cases which were found in Hà Nội (2,956), Đà Nẵng (989), Hải Phòng (704), Thanh Hóa (685), Hưng Yên (623), Bắc Ninh (560), Bắc Giang (445), Quảng Ngãi (400), Hải Dương (397), Hòa Bình (386), Vĩnh Phúc (385), Bình Định …

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People rush to shop for Tết in HCM City

Markets in HCM City have come alive as people rush to get their holiday shopping done. It’s a positive sign for small businesses after months of closure due to COVID-19. How are you preparing for Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday? VnExpress News

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Hà Nội hospital to open post-COVID-19 clinic

  Đức Giang Hospital, the first State hospital to offer post COVID consultation in Hà Nội, opens their programme on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Đức Giang General Hospital in Hà Nội plans to inaugurate a clinic for post-COVID-19 checkups and treatment, according to its director Nguyễn Văn Thường.  …

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Campaign launched to combat plastic waste

  A photo by Nguyễn Đoàn Kết showing a landfill in Việt Nam won a photo contest held by UNDP in 2021. Photo courtesy of UNDP HÀ NỘI — A campaign aiming to tackle plastic waste in Việt Nam was launched on Monday in Hà Nội. The campaign, organised by UNDP in cooperation …

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South Korean teen child-porn producer arrested in Việt Nam

  Park Seong-ho (wearing black) is handed over to the South Korean police. — Photo congan.com.vn HCM CITY — A South Korean teenager wanted by Interpol for the production and distribution of child pornography videos has been arrested by Vietnamese police. Park Seong-ho, 16, is alleged to have used Facebook to befriend and force underaged Korean …

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Schools to be re-opened no later than February 14

  Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn said that the return of students to school after Tet holidays is completely grounded and possible. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), Ministry of Health (MoH) together with municipal and provincial authorities are determined to re-open schools …

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