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Quàng Thị Nguyệt became the first National Assembly deputy at the age of 24 in Việt Nam in 2021. Photo courtesy of Nguyệt Vân Nguyễn  You won’t find many women calling the shots in the work place. It’s a fact that there are three times as many men in leadership …

  A citizen is vaccinated in Cà Mau. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Kim Há HÀ NỘI — There were 163,174 new COVID-19 infections recorded across Việt Nam on Friday.  The new cases bring the country’s tally to 7,367,112 since the start of the pandemic. Currently, 4,144 patients have severe infections, with five on life support. After …

Cases reported in Hà Nội (23,578), Nghệ An (9,968), Phú Thọ (8,042), Bắc Ninh (6,488), Lạng Sơn (5,011), Lào Cai (4,671), Đắk Lắk (4,460), Hải Dương (4,407), Tuyên Quang (4,389), Sơn La (4,198), Vĩnh Phúc (3,995), Hòa Bình (3,960), Hưng Yên (3,849), Quảng Bình (3,590), Cà Mau (3,160), Điện Biên …

  People get water from a free supply site in Long Bình Commune in Tiền Giang Province’s Gò Công Tây District during the 2020 dry season. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Trí TIỀN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has begun to reopen 100 free water …

  A child being vaccinated against COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is looking at downgrading COVID-19 from a Class A infectious disease, deemed as “especially dangerous”, to Class B “dangerous”, according to the Government’s newly-launched COVID-19 prevention and control programme. In February 2020, the then Prime Minister Nguyễn …

  A child being vaccinated against COVID-19. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has downgraded COVID-19 from a Class A infectious disease, classified as “especially dangerous”, to Class B according to the Government’s newly-launched COVID-19 prevention and control programme. In February 2020, the then Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân …

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh chairs the online conference. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh called on ministries to urgently complete legal basis for the national target programmes at an online conference on Thursday. The online conference focused …

  People in HCM City experience the public bicycle service. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tiến Lực HÀ NỘI —  Hà Nội’s Department of Transport is planning to launch public bicycle services in five inner districts of Hà Nội, giving locals and tourists have more transport options In the first phase of …

  Molravir 400mg manufactured by Boston Việt Nam Pharma. — Photo courtesy from the manufacturer HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health plans to invite bids to supply 20,000 doses of antiretroviral drug molnupiravir for treating COVID-19 amid a resurgence in the pandemic. It said this is meant to …