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Vietnam will grant a financial support package of VND6.6 trillion ($287.4 million) to help migrant workers pay rent for up to three months. The package will be given to 3.4 million people, Vu Trong Binh, head of the Employment Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, told …

Vietnam on Thursday recorded 92,344 new Covid-19 cases, including more than 11,000 cases detected by the northern province of Hung Yen from previous days. The infection tally in the fourth wave so far is 9,484,965 cases. The three localities with the highest numbers of new cases of the day are …

The Drug Administration of Vietnam on Thursday approved the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11. A representative from the administration said the Moderna vaccine has been approved for child vaccination by EU countries, Australia and Canada. After evaluating scientific documents, the Advisory Council for the Registration of Circulation of …

Joint South Korean and U.S. military drills set to kick off next month could for the first time in years include more weaponry and troops, and more aggressive messaging as tensions with North Korea rise. Neither the South Korean or U.S. militaries have confirmed what this year’s annual drills may …

Shanghai authorities on Thursday appealed to residents to keep cooperating with tight curbs imposed to stop Covid-19 spreading, saying they recognized their frustrations as China’s most populous city entered the fourth day of a two-stage lockdown. The plea for patience came as the Chinese financial hub, home to 26 million …

The culture ministry wants full scripts submitted for foreign films shot in Vietnam, but National Assembly (NA) delegates feel such stipulations can push filmmakers away from the country. At a Tuesday National Assembly session discussing a draft Cinema Law, Nguyen Dac Vinh, head of the Committee for Culture and Education, …

Some 5,200 Vietnamese have been evacuated from Ukraine so far, and 1,700 have returned to Vietnam. The evacuation from Ukraine’s neighboring countries was carried out by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant ministries and the country’s missions in those countries. The foreign ministry also assisted dozens of …

A Japanese manga on Vietnamese football, the first of its kind, will be published in Vietnam this May. “Sơn Goal,” created by Japanese artist Baba Tamio, will tell the story of a young boy named Son who has a Vietnamese mother and a Brazilian father. With his love for soccer, …

A light rail transit route will link the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCMC’s Thu Duc City with the Long Thanh International Airport that is under construction. Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh Wednesday asked the Ministry of Transport to work with HCMC and its neighboring province of Dong …

After spending two years being socially distanced in his home country of South Korea, Kim Hoe-jun booked a last-minute flight to Hawaii, where he had enjoyed his honeymoon six years ago, giving in to his craving for overseas travel. “I bought the ticket just a week ago, but it was …