Tourists visiting the ancient town of Hội An, Quảng Nam Province, in November 2021, under Việt Nam’s pilot vaccine passport programme. — Photo from the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is considering fully reopening international tourism from the middle of next month, earlier …
Read More »COVID-19 measures must be strengthened when reopening KTVs, bars
Bars, karaoke, and massage services were allowed to reopen in HCMC from January 10, 2022. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has suggested the reopening of karaoke and bars based on the pandemic evaluation in each area. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn this week issued an …
Read More »Health ministry issues guidelines for COVID-19 patients under home care
A household is locked down due to having a COVID-19 patient in the northern province of Thanh Hoá. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Nam HÀ NỘI — COVID-19 patients who are allowed to self-monitor at home have been told to measure and pay attention to breathing rate, pulse, temperature, peripheral oxygen (SpO2) levels, and blood …
Read More »Pineapple cooperative grows from strength to strength
Nguyễn Văn Hạnh, 32, founder of Hạnh Phúc (Happiness) Farm Produce Cooperative takes fibres from fresh pineapple leaves in Tân Thắng Commune, Quỳnh Lưu District in the central province of Nghệ An. — Photo tienphong.vn NGHỆ AN — A farmer is seeing his profits skyrocket after creating a pineapple growing …
Read More »Hair salon owner helps students cut back on rental costs in HCMC
Nguyễn Hoài Thanh removes hair salon tools and equipment to make more space to accommodate students. Photo thanhnien.vn HCM CITY — Nguyễn Hoài Thanh, the owner of a large chain of hair salons in HCM City, is helping students cut back on their expenses by offering them a room to …
Read More »5,000 workers return to work after mass strike
Workers at Viet Glory Company Limited in central Nghệ An Province are happy to return to work on Monday after six days on strike, thanks to an agreed increase in basic salary and seniority allowances. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Approximately 5,000 workers from a leather shoe manufacturing company …
Read More »Hà Nội and HCM City university students back to in-person classes from Monday
Students at the National Economics University on Monday attend an in-person class, after months of online learning. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — Universities and vocational schools in Hà Nội and HCM City reopened for in-person learning on Monday, after more than nine months of online learning due …
Read More »Việt Nam’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high
Kindergarten children and students from first to fourth grades take COVID precautions in the southern province of Đồng Tháp as they returned to school on Monday. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nhựt An HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 29,413 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, a record daily high. The average number of daily …
Read More »Việt Nam records 29,413 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday
The new infections include 10 imported with the rest being locally-transmitted cases. The local infections were found in Hà Nội (3,507), Hải Dương (1,915), Hải Phòng (1,489), Nghệ An (1,385), Lạng Sơn (1,379), Nam Định (1,362), Thái Nguyên (1,275), Phú Thọ (1,053), Vĩnh Phúc (982), Ninh Bình (970), Bắc Ninh …
Read More »Việt Nam to develop sustainable, responsible fishing sector
Fishing boats in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is striving to sustainably develop its fishery sector and promote responsible practices while assuring the protection and restoration of aquatic resources and preserving biodiversity. These details have been outlined in the draft national plan on protecting …
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