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The health ministry has called for local surveillance to be stepped up for detecting possible cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin that has been found in 20 countries. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health Friday asked medical facilities, especially pediatric hospitals, to increase surveillance for detecting the …

A 77.46m long, 11m wide four-storied high speed boat has been launched on the Vung Tau-Con Dao route off Vietnam’s southern coast. The boat, Thang Long, was launched Friday in the northern port city of Hai Phong where it was built before traveling to the south to serve passengers there. …

A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter Inc that challenged his suspension from the platform. In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco rejected Trump’s argument that Twitter violated his right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment …

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a new $150 million weapons package for Ukraine on Friday, providing additional artillery munitions, radar and other equipment in the latest in a series of transfers to help Kyiv repel Russia’s attack. “Today, the United States is continuing our strong support for the brave people …

China’s export growth is expected to have slowed to a crawl in April as strict Covid-19 curbs hit production while imports likely extended declines, creating heavy headwinds for the world’s second-largest economy in the second quarter. The trade sector, which accounts for about a third of gross domestic product and …

More than 30 main streets in HCMC will be hosed regularly as a measure to reduce dust pollution, city authorities said. The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee requested the Department of Transport and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Thursday to work with local authorities to study and …

Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No. 1 has received all 17 trains, with the last two arriving Friday. Six cars that make up the two trains reached HCMC’s Khanh Hoi Port in District 4 one week after leaving Japan. Like the previous 15 trains, the newly-arrived ones will be …

The drug administration on Thursday issued a warning regarding a fake Covid-19 antiviral molnupiravir drug found in Switzerland, whose label states it was produced in Vietnam. The World Health Organization said a 400 milligram molnupiravir drug, packaged into 20 pills, was found in Switzerland. Its label carries Vietnamese words saying …

Thieves have stolen 44 of the 110 manhole covers on the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge over the Saigon River between District 1 and Thu Thiem peninsula. “There are signs that thieves ripped open the manhole covers with a crowbar to steal them,” a spokesperson for Ho Chi Minh City-based Freyssinet …

Five giant LED screens have been installed in the Nguyen Hue pedestrian square in downtown HCMC for football fans to watch Vietnam’s matches in the Southeast Asian Games. A screen is placed at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown HCMC on May 5, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Tien Dat Vietnam will …