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The 16,815 new COVID-19 cases include six imported cases and 16,809 local infections detected in Hà Nội (2,988), Nghệ An (1,247), Đà Nẵng (935), Hải Dương (845), Thanh Hóa (789), Vĩnh Phúc (725), Phú Thọ (662), Hải Phòng (633), Nam Định (596), Hòa Bình (585), Bắc Ninh (510), Quảng Nam …
Read More »Leaders extend New Year wishes on first working day of the year
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at the Tịch Điền (Ploughing) Festival on Monday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended the Tịch Điền (Ploughing) Festival in the northern province of Hà Nam on Monday, and ceremoniously ploughed a field. The President and local authorities offered incense to …
Read More »Mekong Delta highways gridlocked as people return to HCM City for work, study
People travel from Mekong Delta provinces to HCM City on motorbikes on February 5 on National Highway No. 1. Traffic jams blocked many highways on February 5 and 6. – Photo laodong.vn HCM CITY – Highways across southern provinces and the Mekong Delta were severely congested on February 5 …
Read More »HCM City COVID risk remains low for 5th straight week
HCM City remains a green zone, meaning the risk of COVID is low, for a fifth consecutive week. Photo: nld.com.vn HCM CITY— HCM City’s COVID-19 alert level remains at level 1 for a fifth week in a row, its People’s Committee announced. All 21 districts and Thủ Đức City …
Read More »UNDP approves 2022-2026 Country Programme for Việt Nam
Planting mangrove forests to restore the ecosystem in central Ninh Thuận Province. The UNDP has approved the Country Programme for Việt Nam to help accelerate sustainable development goals — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has approved the Country Programme for Việt Nam for 2022-2026 and a …
Read More »7th to 12th graders return to school in HCM City
SCHOOL’S BACK: Students at Phú Nhuận High School in HCM City have their body temperatures checked before entering class. — Photo tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — More than 600,000 students in grades 7 to 12 in HCM City returned to school for in-person learning on Monday. After a long period of studying online due to the pandemic, they began classes after the …
Read More »Vietnamese solidarity has never shone so brightly: ambassador
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc talks with Overseas Vietnamese who returned home to attend the Homeland Spring programme 2022. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The solidarity of the Vietnamese people has never shone so brightly during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Ambassador Lương Thanh Nghị, vice chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV). …
Read More »121 people killed in traffic accidents during nine-day Tết holiday
A victim of a traffic accident during Tết is treated at a hospital. —Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — A total of 216 traffic accidents nationwide saw 121 people killed and 138 injured during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 29 to February 6, according to the Traffic Police Department. Compared to the same …
Read More »Flights increased to meet post-Tết travel demand
The gate for domestic arrivals in Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport is crowded on Sunday, the last day of the nine-day-long Tết holiday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tiến Lực HÀ NỘI — Airlines plan to make an increase of more than 100 flights, mostly on the Hà Nội – HCM City route, …
Read More »Khánh Hoà Province students given opportunities for scientific enquiry
A student in Khánh Nam Primary School in Khánh Hoà Province’s Khánh Vĩnh mountainous district sees the sky through a telescope for the first time. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo KHÁNH HOÀ — Teachers in the central coastal province of Khánh Hoà have coordinated with a social organisation to expand STEM …
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