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  Former Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung at the appealing trial on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The appeal trial has begun in Monday looking into the case of former Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung and other defendants over …

  Many businesses in the HCM City Hi-Tech Park face difficulties in adjustment of construction design and local planning. — Photo courtesy of nld.com.vn HCM CITY — The HCM City Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) management says it’s reviewing problems and working with relevant agencies to remove bottlenecks related to land, construction and environmental protection. …

  According to Hiếu, fish listeners should protect their ears to do the job well. — Photo tuoitre.vn BÀ RỊA — VŨNG TÀU The fishing village of Phước Hải is home to anglers with ‘special powers’ – they can hear fish swimming under the sea.  “I learned the skill from my …

  A reporter wears a protective suit to go to work. —VNA/VNS Photo  Đinh Hằng  HCM CITY — COVID-19 not only put a halt to all activities in society and changed the lives of many people, but was also a fierce battle for reporters covering the historic era.  When HCM City became the country’s …

  A model of growing clean vegetables in HCM City’s Củ Chi District. — Photo hcmcpv.org.vn HCM CITY — HCM City is seeking to have at least 124 products meet the standards of One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programmes with three-star and above ratings by 2025. The municipal People’s Committee has issued a decision …

Workers in HCM City’s Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone receive booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — First and second booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are necessary to maintain protection against the virus, Deputy Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương said on Monday. Hương joined other …

  Power of NO campaign material. — Photo courtesy of AIP While the world’s attention is on the coronavirus pandemic, an even more deadly and hidden epidemic rages on: road collisions caused by drink driving. Road crashes are the #1 killer amongst young adults. And alcohol is estimated to be a …

Chargé d’Affaires of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Việt Nam Faraj Shebeeb Mda Alajmi (first left) donates blood at the 108 Military Central Hospital on June 20. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — The Embassy of State Of Kuwait staff, led by Chargé d’Affaires Faraj Shebeeb Mda Alajmi, donated blood at the …

  Chargé d’Affaires of the Kuwaiti Embassy in Việt Nam Faraj Shebeeb Mda Alajmi (first left) donates blood at the 108 Military Central Hospital on June 20. — VNS Photo Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — The Embassy of State Of Kuwait staff, led by Chargé d’Affaires Faraj Shebeeb Mda Alajmi, donated blood at …

A worker receives a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Tân Thuận Export Processing Zone in District 7, HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — With zero death recorded on Monday, Việt Nam has seen no COVID-related fatalities for nine consecutive days.  The country’s daily COVID-19 caseload …