Dr Đặng Thị Thu Thủy (left) is in the plant nursery of the University of British Columbia. — Photo courtesy of the University of British Columbia HÀ NỘI — “Why do plants use water, light and air to produce compounds that have the potential to treat complex diseases like cancer?” …
Read More »Lào Cai strengthens Vietnamese language learning for ethnic minorities
Students attend a Vietnamese language lesson in Tả Củ Tỷ Commune, Bắc Hà District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Quốc Khánh LÀO CAI — A mountainous border province with many difficulties, Lào Cai has achieved important results in the education and training of ethnic minority students. Successful projects on strengthening the Vietnamese language for preschool …
Read More »Mekong Delta man runs charity ‘river ambulance’
Nguyễn Văn Thuận, also known as Tám Thuận, regularly checks the motorboat to ensure safety when transporting patients to the hospital free of charge. VNA/VnExpress News Photos HÀ NỘI — Local residents in Đông Định Isle Hamlet in southern Đồng Tháp Province always seek out Nguyễn Văn Thuận, also known as Tám …
Read More »Việt Nam to ensure all-round child development
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính speaks at the ceremony held on Thursday to announce the national school health programme. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A national programme has been launched to provide better care for nearly 23 million Vietnamese children and students. Addressing the launch ceremony of the 2021-25 …
Read More »HCM City seeks to keep post-COVID-19 treatment costs under check
A doctor at Chợ Rẫy Hospital in HCM City examines a patient with post-COVID conditions. Photo courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health has called on health facilities not to increase the cost of treating people who require extended treatment for COVID-19 or have post-COVID …
Read More »Việt Nam’s daily COVID-19 infections continue to rise with a record 26,487 on Friday
A man who faces difficulty in moving receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot at Dĩnh Kế Ward Health Centre in the northern city of Bắc Giang. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — The number of daily COVID-19 cases continues to rise with a record 26,487 registered on Friday. Of the …
Read More »26,487 new cases announced on Friday
Cases reported in Hà Nội (2,908), Nghệ An (1,501), Hải Dương (1,447), Hải Phòng (1,398), Bắc Ninh (1,390), Nam Định (1,287), Thái Nguyên (976), Ninh Bình (942), Đà Nẵng (927), Bắc Giang (910), Hòa Bình (879), Vĩnh Phúc (856), Phú Thọ (765), Thanh Hóa (686), Bình Định (503), Quảng …
Read More »HCM City to close largest COVID ICU as severe case numbers fall sharply
The 1,000-bed COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit in Thủ Đức City will be closed and the facility returned to the HCM City Oncology Hospital. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health has recommended that the People’s Committee should close down the 1,000-bed Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit in …
Read More »Five new community Omicron cases found in HCM City
COVID-19 field hospital No.1 is the only hospital in HCM City that receives Omicron or suspected cases. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — HCM City’s health authorities on Friday announced five community Omicron cases found during random screening. The five were confirmed by the HCM City Oxford University Clinical Research …
Read More »Mekong Delta expressway closed for construction, to reopen next month
Cars travel on the Trung Luong-Mỹ Thuận Expressway during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY – The Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway will be closed from February 11 for completion and official inauguration next month after being temporarily used to handle the Tết (Lunar New …
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