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  The design of the proposed cable-stayed bridge over the Soài Rạp River in HCM City between Cần Giờ and Nhà Bè districts. — Photo courtesy of HCM City’s Department of Planning and Architecture HCM CITY — Three new bridges in HCM City are expected to make travel more convenient, improve …

  Vietnamese citizens in the UK waiting at Heathrow Airport to board a flight back home. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has requested that ministries, agencies and localities create the best conditions to accommodate Vietnamese nationals living abroad who wish to return to Việt Nam. …

  Students at Lê Lợi Secondary School attend the first class on Tuesday after the prolonged shutdown. — VnExpress News Photos Vân Nguyễn, with additional reporting from Minh Phương & Nhật Hồng HÀ NỘI — Vũ Minh Trí, an 8th grader in Hà Nội, was reunited with his classmates for the first time …

  HCM City locals wear masks outside while shopping for Tết items on late January. The city is prepared for a possible spike of new COVID-19 cases after the holiday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Xuân Đăng HCM CITY — HCM City is prepared for a possible spike in COVID-19 caseload after Tết, …

A medical work measures blood pressure for a man before taking a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to him in the northern province of Thái Nguyên on February 3. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thu Hằng HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has ordered 12 provinces and cities to spend up administering …

  A view of HCM City’s Thủ Đức city. HCM City is rolling out a strategic plan to develop its new Thủ Đức city into a knowledge-based economy. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Mạnh Linh HCM CITY — HCM City is drafting plans to develop the new Thủ Đức City into …

  Students at the HCM City University of Food Industry will return to classrooms on February 14. — Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY — Many universities and colleges in HCM City plan to resume in-person classes next Monday (February 14) with strict compliance with COVID-19 pandemic safety measures. They are also preparing to …

  People queuing to buy film tickets. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Cinemas and art performance venues in Hà Nội will reopen on February 10, after nine months of closure due to the pandemic, according to the city authorities. The move is part of the conclusions of the Standing Committee of the Hà …

  Students in Phúc Lợi Secondary School in Hà Nội’s Long Biên District begin studying in-person on Tuesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo  HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam confirmed 21,909 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the most it has ever recorded in a single daily update, as well as 97 deaths related to …

  GrabBike services resume in Hà Nội from Tuesday. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Motorbike taxi services can resume operations in Hà Nội on Tuesday after a six-month hiatus due to COVID-19, according to the capital city’s transport department. Apps like Grab and Be have started to notify users of the …