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An overloaded lorry seized by Hà Nội Traffic Police. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A one-month crack-down on overloaded vehicles across the country will begin on June 15, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) has announced.  The campaign has come about after a number of overloaded vehicles with widened trunks have damaged …

  Vegetable pots are on the DK1/8 rig house located on Quế Đường  sandbar. VNA/VNS Photo TRƯỜNG SA ISLAND — Growing vegetables on the Trường Sa (Sparatly) Islands is no easy task. Harsh weather conditions make it difficult to farm, so soldiers living there need will, determination, and plenty of patience. On Đá …

  A malaria patient is treated in Bạch Mai Hospital’s Centre for Tropical Diseases.—  Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÀ NỘI — Doctors at Hà Nội’s Bạch Mai Hospital have warned of the risk of malaria from Africa as the hospital’s Centre for Tropical Diseases is treating two malaria patients who returned from Angola …

Nhật Hồng & Vân Nguyễn HÀ NỘI — At 7am on Sunday morning, Bùi Thị Thúy’s family are already up and preparing to leave the house. The couple and their children were excited to get ready and join more than 6000 volunteers to clean up trash across the country. “I …

  A test result of a COVID-19 patient. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health on Monday confirmed 806 new COVID-19 infections, including four from overseas, bringing the total caseload to 10,726,045. The 45 localities that recorded COVID-19 transmissions on Monday were Hà Nội (204), Bắc Ninh (76), Yên Bái (64), Hải Dương (42), …

  Quảng Nam coast guards rescuing fishermen on board the sank QNg 91426 TS. — Photo tuoitre.vn QUẢNG NAM — At 4am on Monday, a fishing boat crashed with an unidentified vessel in the sea off central Quảng Nam Province, killing three. Fishing boat QNg 91426 TS captained by 47-year-old Trần Văn Công collided with an unidentified boat …

  Tourists enjoy the double-decker bus tour in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — The volume of international searches for Việt Nam’s tourism has surged by 50-70 per cent, the fourth-highest increase in the world, according to Google’s market trend tracker tool. The Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) reported that after …

  The Việt Nam National University in Hà Nội is among the five Vietnamese universities named in the Times Higher Education’s Asia University Rankings 2022, including three in HCM City and two in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo  HÀ NỘI — Five Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher …

Long Biên Bridge in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Following the recent case of deterioration of the historic Long Biên Bridge in Hà Nội, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) requires authorities to perform maintenance, repair potholes and put up notices to inform people of the current state of the bridge.  …

  A tenant in her room in Bình Dương Province. Landlords in many localities reduce rent for workers as prices surge. — Photo baobinhduong.vn BÌNH DƯƠNG — The surging prices of gasoline, food and services have made the lives of many workers more difficult. But they are not alone.  Individuals and …