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  President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre) attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway to traffic on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thống Nhất HCM CITY — The Trung Lương-Mỹ Thuận Expressway between Tiền Giang Province and Cần Thơ City opened to traffic yesterday. It …

  A 9th grade class in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Education minister Nguyễn Kim Sơn said yesterday that thanks to high COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country it’s time to adjust policies for the safe reopening of schools. He was speaking during a conference on COVID-19 safe …

A firework display at Thống Nhất Park last Lunar New Year’s Eve. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội authorities have decided to cancel the firework display for the upcoming Lunar New Year’s Eve due to COVID-19 concerns. Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Chu Ngọc …

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Chu Ngọc Anh gives instructions at the meeting. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Schools in Hà Nội will rehearse welcoming back seventh graders and above before the Tết holiday. The rehearsal follows a request from the chairman of the municipal people’s …

  A memorial service was held for Lieutenant Colonel Đỗ Anh, who died while on a UN peacekeeping mission, on Wednesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A memorial service was held for Lieutenant Colonel Đỗ Anh, who died while on a UN peacekeeping mission, on Wednesday at the National Funeral Hall in Hà Nội. He …

  Scientists in discussion at the exchange. —Photo nhandan.vn HÀ NỘI — An exchange with international scientists, who are members of the VinFuture Prize Council and Pre-Screening Committee, was held in Hà Nội on Tuesday, as part of the VinFuture Award Week. In the first season, the organising board received more than …

  COVID-19 testing at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, HCM City. — Photo from HCM City Centre for Disease Control HCM CITY — The HCM City health department on Wednesday announced three Omicron cases in the community, the first cluster of the highly contagious variant to be discovered in Việt Nam. …

  HELPING HAND: Nguyễn Thị Hồng Anh, who has just recovered from COVID, asked to take care of her grandma who is also hospitalized. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — Having learned of the hard work of medical workers during their hospital stays, many recovered patients and their relatives are volunteering …

  Grade 12 students at Đỗ Công Tường High School, Cao Lãnh City, along with students of the same grade in the Mekong Delta Province of Đồng Tháp, returned for in-person learning on January 17, 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nhựt An HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has …

  A student’s body temperature is checked before going to class in Tuổi Thơ (Childhood) Kindergarten in HCM City’s District 8. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thu Hoài HCM CITY — If HCM City continues to see an increase in the number of dissolved private schools due to the pandemic, there will not be enough classrooms …