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  Ponds for breeding brackish-water shrimp in Sóc Trăng Province’s Mỹ Xuyên District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Chanh Đa SÓC TRĂNG — Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Sóc Trăng have begun breeding shrimp, and hope for a yield of 196,000 tonnes this year, according to the …

  Salt produced using plastic sheets to cover the field bed to ensure cleaner output in Bạc Liêu Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Kiệt BẠC LIÊU — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu is taking measures to improve the quality and value of salt production to improve farmers’ …

  Floating cages for breeding shrimp in Ninh Thuận Province’s Ninh Hải District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Công Thử NINH THUẬN — The south-central province of Ninh Thuận plans to expand marine aquaculture models that are efficient and provide high incomes to farmers, according to its Fisheries Sub-department. It will also …

  A medical station in HCM City’s Bình Thạnh District. The city is seeking over VNĐ6.5 trillion from the Government to improve its healthcare system. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — HCM City has sought over VNĐ6.5 trillion (US$284.48 million) from the Government to improve district- and commune-level healthcare facilities. It said …

  Most foreign language centres in HCM City are on the verge of closing down due to pandemic impacts, local reports say. Photo courtesy of baotintuc.vn HCM CITY — The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many foreign language centers in HCM City to the brink and parents of enrolled students are finding it …

  Congested Trường Chinh Street ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Đức HÀ NỘI — The capital Hà Nội will spend a total of over VNĐ1.8 trillion (US$79.1 million) on mitigating traffic congestion and ensuring traffic safety in the city in 2021-25. The municipal People’s …

  Most foreign language centres in HCM City are on the verge of closing down due to pandemic impacts, local reports say. Photo courtesy of baotintuc.vn HCM CITY — The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many foreign language centers in HCM City to the brink and parents of enrolled students are finding it …

  A critically ill COVID-19 patient is being treated in a hospital in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported another record daily tally of COVID-19 infections on Friday with new cases hitting 78,795, against 69,128 a day earlier. The new record brings the total caseload in Việt …

  Việt Nam reports 78, 795 new cases on Friday, including 21 imported cases and 78,774 local cases. The local cases are in Hà Nội (9,836), Quảng Ninh (4,615 ), Bắc Giang (3,563), Tuyên Quang (2,797), Phú Thọ (2,696), Nam Định (2,581), Hải Dương (2,441), Nghệ An (2,424), Hưng Yên (2,403), …

  Students at Tân Hưng Primary School in HCM City’s District 7 conducting experiments in the virtual world of a laboratory with the online platform BASF Virtual Lab. — Photo courtesy of BASF Vietnam HCM CITY —  Online platform BASF Virtual Lab has introduced three additional chemistry experiments in Vietnamese, allowing primary students …