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  The new transmissions include 12,011 domestic infections being found in Hà Nội (1,109), Yên Bái (715), Phú Thọ (700), Nghệ An (638), Vĩnh Phúc (616), Quảng Ninh (589), Thái Nguyên (513), Tuyên Quang (511), Lào Cai (388), Hồ Chí Minh City (337), Bắc Kạn (332), Thái Bình (327), Đắk Lắk (323), …

People with disabilities receive vocational training at the Tâm Ánh Minh Industrial Garment Centre. — Photo vov.vn ĐÀ NẴNG — Located in a small alley on Hoàng Văn Thái Street in Đà Nẵng, the Tâm Ánh Minh Industrial Garment Centre has become a ‘home’ for many people with disabilities. The …

  Đồng Hới Airport in central Quảng Bình Province will be upgraded into an international airport if it gets more international flights. — Photo vietnamairport.vn QUẢNG BÌNH — The Government has given the central Quảng Bình Province the go-ahead to upgrade Đồng Hới Airport if it gets more international flights. Deputy …

  The ‘Anti-tobacco smuggling: Current situation and solutions’ workshop held in HCM City on Wednesday to consider how to stop tobacco smuggling. — VnExpress News Photo Thu Ngân HCM CITY — Attracting investment to the country’s border areas and developing the economy to help improve local incomes is key to …

  A swimming class for children with disabilities in the central province of Quảng Trị was opened last year. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hồ Cầu HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has made great efforts to care for about 700,000 children with disabilities, including measures to enhance the efficiency of policies supporting …

  SEA Games mascots in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Spectators watching competitions at the 31st Southeast Asian Games will not be required to take COVID-19 tests before entering stadiums, according to Ministry of Health guidelines. Guests at the event at the deputy ministerial level and above and heads and deputy heads …

  A woman in HCM City uses her smartphone to access the internet for health information. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo for illustration HÀ NỘI — The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) undersea cable, which connects eight countries and territories in the region, is facing problems with its S1.7 section, about 910km from …

Nhật Hồng & Bảo Hoa HÀ NỘI — A man who lost both his forearms in a work accident at the age of 19 is refusing to let his disability hold him back.  Dương Hữu Phúc was working as a mechanic when an oxygen tank exploded causing his devastating injuries.  But …

  The HCM City police busted a criminal network that was manufacturing and trading fake COVID medicines. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed relevant agencies to keep a close watch over the sales of COVID-19 treatment drugs. It has tasked the Departments of Health …

  Workers wait to withdraw their accumulated social insurance premiums at the social security agency in HCM City’s Thủ Đức City. — Photo vietnamnet.vn HCM CITY — Around 37,000 workers in HCM City decided to fully withdraw their social insurance premiums and close their accounts in the first quarter of the …