A health worker in Vĩnh Phúc Province prepares a COVID-19 vaccine shot. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — More than three quarters of adults said agree with vaccinating children aged between five and 11-years-old against COVID, according to a nationwide survey. Up to 81 per cent …
Read More »Việt Nam calls for restraint in Ukraine-Russia conflict, ready to conduct citizen protection
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam on Friday said it is seriously concerned with the armed conflict situation in Ukraine and called for restraint on the part of all sides. Asked about the latest …
Read More »Vietnamese version of Antigone premieres in HCM City
Director Lê An, founder of Saigon Theatreland. Photo Thu Hằng The play Bức Chân Dung (Portrait) by director Lê An will debut in HCM City on February 26. This is a part of the project Antigone launched by the Goethe Institute in Hà Nội aiming to promote Antigone among Vietnamese people. …
Read More »National master planning needs breakthrough mindset: experts
In the period to 2030, it is necessary to prioritise the development of the Eastern Economic Corridor. Photo chinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — There must be significant changes in the mindset and new momentum for building national master planning on development, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng said. At …
Read More »Việt Nam fosters cooperation with FBI in crime prevention
Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm and Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Asher Wray held talks on Wednesday. — Photo the Ministry of Public Security HÀ NỘI — Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm held online talks with Director of the US Federal …
Read More »Update of COVID-19 new cases in Việt Nam on Feb. 24 afternoon
Cases recorded in Hà Nội (8,864), Bắc Giang (4,171), Hải Dương (2,948), Sơn La (2,860), Phú Thọ (2,596), Nam Định (2,592), Hồ Chí Minh City (2,466), Hòa Bình (2,391), Bắc Ninh (2,375), Vĩnh Phúc (2,117), Hưng Yên (1,995), Hải Phòng (1,890), Ninh Bình (1,799), Yên Bái (1,666), Lào Cai (1,655), …
Read More »Climate change set as Việt Nam-US strategic cooperation area
Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry held talks in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh on Wednesday affirmed that climate change response was an area of strategic cooperation between Việt Nam and the …
Read More »Việt Nam to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer from WHO training hub
Vials of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. — Photo from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) GENEVA — Việt Nam is among five countries newly selected to receive mRNA vaccine technology transfer from a global biomanufacturing training hub established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in South Africa. Việt Nam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and …
Read More »Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine passports not rolled out yet two months after introduction
A woman receives a COVID-19 booster shot in Hàng Bông Ward, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Quyết HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine certificates are still not available two months after the Ministry of Health officially introduced the template forms and issuance procedures due …
Read More »Doctors caution against using coal stoves in enclosed spaces for heat
Director of the Poison Control Centre Nguyễn Trung Nguyên points out brain damage caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. — Photo from the centre HÀ NỘI — Doctors have again warned against the use of coal fires in enclosed rooms due to the risk of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, as the northern region plunged into …
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