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A woman accused of beating her fiancée’s daughter to death is now under investigation for the charge of murder, police said Wednesday. The Ho Chi Minh City Police Department has made the decision regarding Nguyen Vo Quynh Trang, 26, after they received the case from police officers in Binh Thanh …

More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between soaring case numbers and low death rates, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. “We are seeing more and …

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has licensed domestic carriers to operate services on eight of nine previously approved routes for resumption of commercial international flights. After the government approved a two-week first phase in resumption of flights to nine destinations starting January 1, the CAAV has granted flight …

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has licensed domestic carriers to operate services on eight of nine previously approved routes for resumption of commercial international flights. After the government approved a two-week first phase in resumption of flights to nine destinations starting January 1, the CAAV has granted flight …

Health authorities announced another 21,696 Covid-19 cases Tuesday in 60 cities and provinces while HCMC confirmed another imported Omicron case. The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh led with 7,063 cases, including 6,867 cases that have been detected in previous days but yet to be added to the national Covid-19 …

Most Omicron infections in Vietnam have no symptoms, and the variant is less likely to damage lungs, says deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son. Son said the number of Omicron Covid-19 cases in Vietnam is too small for the health sector to draw any specific conclusions on the new strain. …

Health authorities announced another 21,728 Covid-19 cases Tuesday in 60 cities and provinces while HCMC confirmed another imported Omicron case. The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh led with 7,063 cases, including 6,867 cases that have been detected in previous days but yet to be added to the national Covid-19 …

Over one million people in a city of central China were being confined to their homes on Tuesday after three coronavirus cases were recorded in the country’s latest mass lockdown. Beijing has pursued a “zero Covid” approach with tight border restrictions and targeted lockdowns since the virus first emerged. But …

The Philippines will expand coronavirus restrictions in Manila from Wednesday to include more than 11 million people living near the capital as cases surge, the government said. Daily infections have spiked to a two-month high in January and the health department warned of higher caseloads in the coming days following …

HCMC will reopen its bars, dance clubs and karaoke parlors from Monday next week (January 10) after eight months of suspension due to Covid-19. Duong Anh Duc, deputy chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, announced the decision Tuesday following a proposal by the Department of Culture and Sports. Reopened establishments …