Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính (first, right) shakes hands with a worker of the coastal ring road of Hạ Long – Cẩm Phả in Quảng Ninh Province on Wednesday. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended the inauguration ceremony of the Tình Yêu (Love) Bridge, …
Read More »First community Omicron case recorded in Hà Nội
The Steering Committee meeting was on January 26. — Photo baotintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — A person who came in contact with 13 imported cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is the first recorded case of Omicron in the community in the capital, according to information announced at a Hà Nội COVID-19 …
Read More »Hà Nội to resume bus services in February
Bus services are ready to operate at full capacity to meet travel demand. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội administration has permitted bus services to resume operations at full capacity from February 8, following an over-three-month hiatus caused by the pandemic. Đào Việt Long, deputy director …
Read More »Education minister stresses need for schools to reopen
Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn has underlined the importance of reopening schools, stressing that sufficient conditions are in place to get children back to class. Safely adapting to the pandemic and …
Read More »UNDP, WorldShare build flood-resilient houses in Quảng Bình
A flood-resilient house in Quảng Bình Province. —Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Construction. HÀ NỘI — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quảng Bình. …
Read More »Trà Vinh restructures cropping to improve farmers’ livelihoods
Organic rice fields in Trà Vinh Province’s Cầu Ngang District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Hoà TRÀ VINH — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh will assist farmers in restructuring crops on a total area of 1,400ha this year to help them earn higher incomes. The …
Read More »HCM City airport and bus stations busy as Tết approaches
HOMEWARD BOUND: Passengers crowd the security-check area in Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City’s Tân Bình District as Tết (Lunar New Year) approaches. — Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — The number of passengers passing through HCM City’s airport and bus stations has increased in recent days as the city has been a pandemic-free ‘green …
Read More »Government to complete programme on socio-economic recovery, development
Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái chairs the conference. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Đức HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Lê Minh Khái instructed ministries to complete the draft Resolution of the Government on the socio-economic recovery and development programme during a conference on Tuesday in Hà Nội. Chairing …
Read More »Many unvaccinated pregnant women with COVID-19 have to end pregnancy early
A chest X-ray of a pregnant woman infected with COVID-19 shows lung damage. Photo dantri.com.vn HÀ NỘI – Many pregnant women in Hà Nội who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 suffered serious complications after being admitted to hospital, according to Hà Nội Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. The severe development of the …
Read More »Vietnam Airlines launches first London-Hanoi flight after COVID-19 hiatus
Passengers wait to board the plane at Heathrow Airport in the UK. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo LONDON — Vietnam Airlines on Tuesday conducted the first regular flight from London to Hà Nội after a gap of almost two years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. From February 8, the national flag carrier will …
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