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     Foreign tourists attend a tourism festival near Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội. The capital city is aiming to develop into a globally-connected city. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo   HÀ NỘI — Under newly-issued plans, Hà Nội will be transformed into a globally-connected city and a regional economic hub by …

  Honeydew melon plants grown in a net house in Long An Province. – VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Đức Hạnh LONG AN – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An plans to switch to other crops on around 8,500ha of unproductive rice fields before year-end. Some 6,800ha will …

  A primary student in Buôn Ma Thuột City of Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) Province of Đắk Lắk is given a COVID-19 vaccine. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Friday reported 3,819 new COVID-19 infections and six COVID-related deaths. There were no imported cases reported. To date, the country’s …

3,819 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Friday, all of them local infections including 2,706 in the community found in Hà Nội (673), Phú Thọ (292), Vĩnh Phúc (203), Bắc Ninh (174), Tuyên Quang (163), Nghệ An (145), Quảng Bình (129), Quảng Ninh (123), Bắc Giang (122), Nam Định (113), …

  Planes of Vietnamese airlines at Nội Bài International Airport. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) is setting up plans to ensure security and social order at the country’s airports during the 31st  SEA Games 31. Airports, especially Nội Bài, …

Lê Thúy Anh (right), CEO of Vinmec Healthcare System, and Kim Yon Su, President and CEO of Seoul National University Hospital, represent the two sides to sign the MOU in the presence of Korean Ambassador to Việt Nam Park Noh Wan. — Photo courtesy of Vinmec HÀ NỘI — Vinmec …

  An expressway in Laos. —Photo baodantoc.vn  VIENTIANE — The Government of Laos has agreed with contractors to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of an expressway from Houaphanh Province to the border with Việt Nam under a recent agreement, Vientiane Times reported. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) inked between the Government, …

  A COVID-19 vaccine shot is being prepared for administration. — VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Văn Dũng HÀ NỘI — The health ministry said it is collecting feedback from ministries to develop the medical response to COVID-19 scenarios in the 2022-23 period. There are two scenarios for COVID-19 in the …

  COVID-19 field three-level hospital No. 16 in HCM City. The city plans to close down most field hospitals, either permanently or temporarily, since the pandemic situation is improving. – Photo bvndgiadinh.org.vn HCM CITY — HCM City plans to temporarily shut down two of its three COVID-19 field three-level hospitals, …

  A midwife advises a new mother in Mù Cang Chải District, northern mountainous Yên Bái Province. The UN report has suggested more programmes like this are needed in ethnic minority communities. VNA/- VnExpress News Photo Dương Ngọc  HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has made significant progress in improving sexual …