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Vietnam on Sunday recorded 14,105 new local Covid-19 cases in 56 cities and provinces and 63 deaths. The three localities with the highest number of cases are Hanoi with 2,797 cases, Da Nang with 927 cases and Quang Nam with 853 cases. The Health Ministry announced another 63 deaths due …

Relatives discovered a 2-month-old boy had died at home in the central province of Ha Tinh on Saturday morning with numerous wounds caused by sharp objects. The mother Le Thi Hai was not at home when the body was found. Relatives searched and found Ha near a riverbank in the …

The government has given the greenlight to the selection of contractors to purchase 21.9 million Pfizer vaccine doses for children from 5 to 11 years old. The government issued a resolution on Saturday, assigning the Ministry of Health to organize the purchase and vaccination for children from 5 to under …

Over the past three days, Tan Son Nhat International Airport saw a surge in travel volume as people head back to HCMC after Tet holiday. On Saturday afternoon, a day before the Tet break ends, the airport’s domestic terminal was packed with travelers, with the majority returning residents. The front …

Hanoi People’s Committee decided Saturday students of grades 1 to 6 across 18 suburban districts will resume in-person classes starting Feb. 10. Accordingly, except for areas with “high” or “very high” Covid risks, students from grades 1 to 6 in 18 suburban districts will begin in-person classes from next Thursday. …

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that she wants Prince Charles’ wife Camilla to be styled Queen Consort when he becomes king, cementing her place at the heart of the royal family after once being judged an outsider. In a letter written to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession …

Thousands of people demonstrated in Canadian cities, including the financial hub Toronto, on Saturday as mostly peaceful but noisy protests against vaccine mandates spread from Ottawa, the capital. The “Freedom Convoy” began as a movement against a Canadian vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers, but has turned into a rallying point …

Cuba on Saturday announced a new 10 percent tax on retail food sales, as the country endures economic woes marked by rampant inflation. The levy taking effect Monday will target self-employed people and small- and medium-sized companies in the retail food sector, said the decree published in the official government …

With Tet payment higher than normal, many Ho Chi Minh City workers have chosen to stay back instead of returning home for the holiday. Doan Tran Nhiem, from central Binh Dinh Province, and his wife Nguyen Thi Thu Tra from northern Hung Yen Province are both employed by Nidec Vietnam …

An ocean of vehicles inundated gateways leading to Hanoi on Saturday in the wake of a nine-day Tet break starting Jan. 29. Over the past three days, toll stations on Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway have been congested with streams of vehicles trying to reach the capital. Apart from toll booths, …