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Hanoi has allowed Hoan Kiem District to temporarily approve the leasing of its sidewalks by food and beverage establishments at VND45,000 ($1.97) per square meter per month. The decision, formalizing the municipal administration’s approval of a proposal forwarded by its finance department, will allow use of sidewalks next to houses …

Vietnam should beef up its healthcare system, ensuring that medical centers are well-equipped and can up their capacity, so as to avoid an Omicron-triggered overload, experts advise. They note that the latest variant of the novel coronavirus spreads faster. It is “predictable” that the Omicron coronavirus strain will be detected …

HCMC will conduct a New Year’s Eve countdown program without live spectators Friday night, the municipal People’s Committee said Thursday. From 10 p.m. Friday to midnight Saturday, Ho Chi Minh City will organize its yearly New Year’s Eve countdown program on Nguyen Hue Street in District 1, not Le Duan …