A health worker takes a sample for COVID-19 testing from a staff member at Coopmart Vĩnh Phúc. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The health ministry announced 50,730 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, a drop of 14,866 cases compare to yesterday. Hà Nội continues to lead the daily total with 6,304 cases reported. The remaining …
Read More »Việt Nam confirms 59,730 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
All the new infections were domestic and detected in Hà Nội (6,304), Yên Bái (2,604), Nghệ An (2,599), Quảng Ninh (2,522), Bắc Giang (2,503), Phú Thọ (2,435), Lào Cai (2,034), Thái Bình (1,725), Vĩnh Phúc (1,592), Tuyên Quang (1,420), Lạng Sơn (1,361), Quảng Bình (1,283), Bắc Kạn (1,112), Thái Nguyên …
Read More »UNICEF Việt Nam calls for reopening of all schools
1st graders during an in-person class at Lê Hồng Phong Primary School in the Central Highlands City of Kon Tum. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Khoa Chương HÀ NỘI — UNICEF Việt Nam has called on the country to reopen schools for all age groups “without prerequisites”. They says there are …
Read More »Ministry asks social media platforms to pull videos of teenager death in Hà Nội
Văn Phú Victoria condo building in Hà Nội, where the death took place. — Photo vtv.vn HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Communications said it requested domestic and cross-border social media platforms to scan for and remove all video clips and images related to the death of …
Read More »Two new railways to be invested to connect to Long Thành International Airport
Trảng Bom Station. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — Construction of the two railway projects in the south, namely Biên Hoà (Đồng Nai Province) – Vũng Tàu and Thủ Thiêm, and HCM City – Long Thành International Airport will soon be carried out, according to local authorities. Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn …
Read More »Cần Thơ ring road construction to start on schedule
Cần Thơ authorities want construction of the city’s ring road to start as scheduled in June. — Photo baocantho.com.vn HCM CITY — Construction of the ring road in the Mekong Delta’s Cần Thơ City is expected to start in late June or early July, according to Cần Thơ People’s Committee. At …
Read More »VN reports 65,619 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
A woman at the Coopmart Vĩnh Phúc supermarket in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 65,619 new COVID-19 transmissions on Saturday, with a total of 9,716,282 now recorded since the start of the pandemic. Three of the new patients were …
Read More »Frost covers Fansipan peak in mid-spring
Frost covers the leaves of trees on Fansipan peak, Lào Cai, early Saturday morning. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo LÀO CAI — Frost appeared on Fansipan peak early Saturday as the temperature dropped below zero degrees Celsius due to a strong cold front sweeping through the northern region. A thick layer of frost was …
Read More »Woman arrested in Hà Nội’s fatal fire incident
The scene of the fire. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Trung Kiên HÀ NỘI — A woman who allegedly caused a fire, killing one and injuring five others, was arrested by Nam Từ Liêm District Police on Friday. Trần Thị Thanh Hải, 29, from Minh Thuận Commune, Vụ Bản District, the …
Read More »Việt Nam reports 65,619 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
The new infections include 65,616 domestic transmissions found in Hà Nội (7,423), Đắk Lắk (3,999), Nghệ An (2,911), Yên Bái (2,883), Phú Thọ (2,770), Bắc Giang (2,439), Quảng Ninh (2,378), Lào Cai (2,283), Hà Giang (2,016), Thái Bình (1,911), Quảng Bình (1,857), Bắc Ninh (1.,758), Vĩnh Phúc (1.706), Lạng …
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