The Mines Advisory Group in Quảng Bình Province moves the unexploded bomb from the discovery site. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo QUẢNG BÌNH — The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on Monday said its team in the central province of Quảng Bình has deactivated a nearly-230-kg wartime bomb found right next to the …
Read More »162,435 new COVID-19 cases, 86 more deaths reported on Tuesday
The 162,435 new COVID-19 cases include 20 imported cases and 162,415 local infections found in Hà Nội (32,650), Nghệ An (15,292), Bắc Ninh (10,731), Phú Thọ (4,882), Sơn La (4,368), Hưng Yên (4,014), Hòa Bình (3,878), Hải Phòng (3,871), Nam Định (3,839), Hải Dương (3,676), Cà Mau (3,428), Tuyên Quang …
Read More »Two officers seized in COVID test-kits overcharging case
Phan Quốc Việt, general director of Việt Á Technologies (left) and Senior Lieutenant Colonel Hồ Anh Sơn. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Two officers of the Military Medical University were seized on Tuesday as part of an investigation into violations by Việt Á Technologies JSC. The company is suspected of overcharging COVID-19 …
Read More »First flight bringing home Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrives in Hà Nội
A Vietnamese family happy to be back home on Tuesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI — The first repatriation flight bringing back 287 Vietnamese citizens from war-torn Ukraine touched down at Nội Bài International Airport, Hà Nội, at noon on Tuesday. Arranged by the Vietnamese Government …
Read More »COVID hospitalisations under control
A medical worker in Hà Nội takes a sample of a resident for COVID-19 testing. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Despite an increasing number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Hà Nội in recent days, the number of hospitalised patients has not increased considerably, according to the Ministry of Health …
Read More »Quảng Trị women essential in bringing closure to war legacy
Nguyễn Thị Diệu Linh talks with Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen at the conference on the national action plan to address the post-war unexploded bombs 2010-20 held in February 2022 in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of the Norwegian Embassy QUẢNG TRỊ — The world observes International Women’s Day on …
Read More »Vietnamese doctors work on women’s healthcare in South Sudan
Doctors at Việt Nam’s Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 provide health checkups for people in South Sudan. — Photo courtesy of the hospital HÀ NỘI — A Vietnamese field hospital in South Sudan has organised activities to raise awareness of healthcare and gynaecological hygiene for local women for International Women’s Day. The programme at Việt Nam’s …
Read More »Men must play a role in curbing gender biased sex selection in Việt Nam
An ethnic minority husband and a wife in the northern Điện Biên Province. Men should participate more in changing the socio-cultural norms and curb gender-biased sex selection. — VnExpress News Photos Việt Thanh HÀ NỘI — The role of men in gender equality and the status of women and girls must …
Read More »Session on top master’s programmes launched
The event will be held virtually on the evening of March 16. — Photo courtesy of Quacquarelli Symonds HÀ NỘI — A virtual information session on top master’s programmes for Vietnamese nationals will be held for the first time by Quacquarelli Symonds. The event will take place on March 16 from 6.30pm …
Read More »Driver training facilities should be regularly inspected
A Driver Training and Testing Facility in Tuyên Quang. — Photo VNA/VnExpress News Quang Đán HÀ NỘI — Centres teaching people to drive should concentrate on traffic laws and training students how to react quickly to dangerous situations on the roads. These are among instructions featured in a document issued …
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