Illegal street markets around the Bình Điền Wholesale Market in HCM City’s District 8. Photo sggp.org.vn HCM CITY – HCM City has instructed grassroots officials to immediately remove illegal street markets to ensure food safety and hygiene during Tết (Lunar New Year). Vice Chairwoman of the city People’s Committee, …
Read More »The poetic life of a 68-year-old street vendor
Although life is hard, Diệp always tries to face it with a positive attitude. — Photo danviet.vn HÀ NỘI — Street vendor Đinh Văn Diệp’s life can be summed up in his own words: “I don’t know if I’m the poorest guy in this city, but I am sure I’m …
Read More »13,694 new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday
Medical workers taking test samples in Lang Chánh, Thanh Hóa. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Nam HÀ NỘI — The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,924 COVID-19 infections on Sunday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 13,694 cases. Hà Nội again recorded the highest number of daily infections nationwide. The number of COVID-19 …
Read More »Update of COVID-19 new cases in Việt Nam on Jan. 30 afternoon
From 4:00pm on January 29 to 4:00pm on January 30, the National COVID-19 Case Management System recorded 13,694 new infections. Provinces and cities with confirmed cases are as follows: Hà Nội (2,924), Đà Nẵng (876), Bắc Ninh (803), Hải Phòng (647), Phú Thọ (545), Nam Định (509), Thanh Hóa (505), …
Read More »Students work part-time to earn money ahead of Tết
Mai Phương, a student of Hà Nội College of Pharmacy, works as a seasonal cashier at a supermarket in Hà Nội. Photo baotintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — Many students in Việt Nam are taking advantage of Tết festival break to take on part-time jobs to learn soft skills, gain professional …
Read More »Megaproject Long Thành Int’l Airport could finish six months earlier than approved date: ACV
An artist’s impression of Long Thành International Airport in Đồng Nai Province, Việt Nam. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Vietnam News Agency spoke to Lại Xuân Thanh, chairman of the board of the State-owned Airports Corporation of Việt Nam, the main investor of the Long Thành International Airport, on the progress …
Read More »Four Consular Department officials suspended in bribery investigation
Vietnamese citizens at an airport in Myanmar before being repatriated to Việt Nam in March last year. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that it had issued a decision to suspend work of four officials of its Consular Department to serve the investigation into …
Read More »Việt Nam reports over 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
A resident in Hà Nội was vaccinated on Saturday under the nationwide “rapid” spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign launched the same day. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 15,150 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, including 50 imported infections. The new transmissions bring the national tally to 2,233,287. The capital city …
Read More »Việt Nam reports 15,150 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
Việt Nam reports 15,150 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, including 50 imported and 15,100 local cases. The local cases are in Hà Nội (2,806), Bắc Ninh (992), Đà Nẵng (865), Thanh Hóa (732), Hải Phòng (663), Quảng Nam (601), Nam Định (505), Bình Định (419), Hòa Bình (414), Bắc …
Read More »HCM City volunteers assist Hà Nội in the COVID-19 fight
A member of Nhất Tâm Charity Group helps an elderly man infected with the COVID-19. — Photo nhandan.vn HÀ NỘI — Watching from afar, volunteers in HCM City decided to step up to the plate and help out those in Hà Nội struggling with COVID-19. As cases in the …
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