Last field hospital in coronavirus hotspot dissolved
Last field hospital in coronavirus hotspot dissolved

VOV.VN - Field Hospital No. 3 in Hai Duong province’s Chi Linh city, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, was officially dissolved on April 7 after the fresh coronavirus outbreak was brought under control.

Last field hospital in coronavirus hotspot dissolved
Localities on full alert as hand-foot-mouth disease breaks out
Localities on full alert as hand-foot-mouth disease breaks out

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an urgent dispatch detailing prevention and control measures for the hand-foot-mouth disease in an attempt to slow the spread of the disease as case numbers nationwide have increased by four times compared to the same period from last year.

Localities on full alert as hand-foot-mouth disease breaks out
First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City-based People’s Hospital 115 has become Vietnam’s first health facility to achieve Diamond Status certification for its stroke treatment, as issued by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).

First Vietnam hospital awarded Diamond Status for stroke treatment
Hanoi youth responds to Voluntary Blood Donation Day
Hanoi youth responds to Voluntary Blood Donation Day

VOV.VN - Roughly 1,000 young people participated in a day aimed at encouraging blood donations in Hanoi as part of efforts to mark Voluntary Blood Donation Day on April 7 and the upcoming World Blood Donor Day on June 14.

Hanoi youth responds to Voluntary Blood Donation Day
Vietnamese students win Your World Competition by British Council
Vietnamese students win Your World Competition by British Council

VOV.VN - Students from Thanh Xuan secondary school in Hanoi have been recognised for their efforts after producing a short view as part of the Your World Competition launched by the British Council.

Vietnamese students win Your World Competition by British Council
300-kg whale washes up on Phu Yen’s beach
300-kg whale washes up on Phu Yen’s beach

A whale, about 3 metres in length and 300kg in weight, was found washed up on the shore of Tuy Hoa city in the south-central province of Phu Yen on April 6.

300-kg whale washes up on Phu Yen’s beach
Boeing 737 Max allowed to transit through Vietnam’s airspace
Boeing 737 Max allowed to transit through Vietnam’s airspace

The Ministry of Transport has agreed with a proposal from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to allow the Boeing 737 Max aircraft to transit through Vietnam’s airspace.

Boeing 737 Max allowed to transit through Vietnam’s airspace
ADB proposes smart and energy efficient city project in Can Tho
ADB proposes smart and energy efficient city project in Can Tho

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed to implement a smart and energy efficient city project (SEECP) with total investment of more than VND1.56 trillion (US$67.29 million) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

ADB proposes smart and energy efficient city project in Can Tho
Nine illegal Chinese entrants test negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus
Nine illegal Chinese entrants test negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus

VOV.VN - Nine Chinese citizens who illegally entered Vietnam recently have tested negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said a health official of Quang Binh province where these citizens are in quarantine.

Nine illegal Chinese entrants test negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus
Vietnamese embassy in US moves to fight discriminations against Asian Americans
Vietnamese embassy in US moves to fight discriminations against Asian Americans

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US has repeatedly contacted with and canvassed authorities and parliaments of the US and its states for ensuring security and safety as well as the right to access to full services for Vietnamese citizens and Vietnamese Americans in the US, given increasing discriminations against the Asian American community.

Vietnamese embassy in US moves to fight discriminations against Asian Americans
COVID-19: 11 imported cases confirmed, six discharged on Apr.6
COVID-19: 11 imported cases confirmed, six discharged on Apr.6

VOV.VN - As many as 11 people entering Vietnam were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, raising the national tally of coronavirus infections to 2,648, the Ministry of Health reported on April 6.

COVID-19: 11 imported cases confirmed, six discharged on Apr.6
Four individuals prosecuted for organising illegal entry
Four individuals prosecuted for organising illegal entry

VOV.VN - Police operating in Dien Bien province announced on April 6 that they have detained and prosecuted four people for attempting to assist groups of Chinese citizens to enter the country before continuing their illegal entry into Laos.

Four individuals prosecuted for organising illegal entry
Second phase of Nano Covax human trials set for completion on Apr.8
Second phase of Nano Covax human trials set for completion on Apr.8

VOV.VN - Vietnam is scheduled to finalize the second phase of human trials for NanoCovax, a local-produced novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on April 8.

Second phase of Nano Covax human trials set for completion on Apr.8
COVID-19 vaccine passport mechanism proposed for entrants
COVID-19 vaccine passport mechanism proposed for entrants

VOV.VN - Passengers with a "vaccine passport" and a negative PCR test result for COVID-19 will be permitted to enter the country and have their concentrated quarantine period reduced, according to scheme put forward by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

COVID-19 vaccine passport mechanism proposed for entrants
National insurance database to be launched on June 1
National insurance database to be launched on June 1

The Government has recently issued Decree No.43/2021 regulating the national insurance database which will be launched on June 1.

National insurance database to be launched on June 1
Vietnamese intellectuals in Germany have high expectations of new government
Vietnamese intellectuals in Germany have high expectations of new government

The new government should set forth policies to facilitate investment and connectivity between overseas Vietnamese and Vietnamese-German entrepreneurs and experts in Germany with the homeland, said several Vietnamese intellectuals in the European country when being asked about their expectations of Vietnam’s newly-elected government.

Vietnamese intellectuals in Germany have high expectations of new government
Police seize 350kg of drugs in bust of transnational drug ring
Police seize 350kg of drugs in bust of transnational drug ring

VOV.VN - The Investigation Police Department on Drug-related Crimes joined efforts alongside the Drug and Crime Control Department under the Command of Border Guard to successfully smash a cross-border drug trafficking ring, seizing 350kg of drugs of various types in the process.

Police seize 350kg of drugs in bust of transnational drug ring
Vietnamese professor awarded France’s Legion of Honor
Vietnamese professor awarded France’s Legion of Honor

Professor Chau Van Minh, the first Vietnamese working in natural sciences and technology, has been awarded the highest French order of merit, the Legion of Honor.

Vietnamese professor awarded France’s Legion of Honor
Vietnam aims to bring 90,000 labourers to work abroad in 2021
Vietnam aims to bring 90,000 labourers to work abroad in 2021

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) is striving to bring 90,000 Vietnamese labourers to work abroad in 2021.

Vietnam aims to bring 90,000 labourers to work abroad in 2021
E-health declaration compulsory for all air passengers: CAAV
E-health declaration compulsory for all air passengers: CAAV

All airlines must ensure that their passengers complete electronic health declarations before boarding at all airports nationwide, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

E-health declaration compulsory for all air passengers: CAAV
Trial of ex-minister Vu Huy Hoang to re-open on April 22
Trial of ex-minister Vu Huy Hoang to re-open on April 22

The Hanoi People’s Court will reopen a trial for ex-minister of industry and trade Vu Huy Hoang and nine accomplices on April 22 for violations at the ministry and in Ho Chi Minh City that caused losses of over VND2.7 trillion (US$112.5 million).

Trial of ex-minister Vu Huy Hoang to re-open on April 22
COVID-19: Indian expert among 6 imported cases on April 5
COVID-19: Indian expert among 6 imported cases on April 5

VOV.VN - Six people, including an Indian expert, have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past 24 hours in Vietnam, bringing the national tally of coronavirus infections to 2,637, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

COVID-19: Indian expert among 6 imported cases on April 5
Directory of agencies supporting survivors of gender-based violence, abuse debuts
Directory of agencies supporting survivors of gender-based violence, abuse debuts

A directory listing organisations and agencies offering support for women and child survivors of gender-based violence and abuse in Vietnam, the first of its kind, has been launched.

Directory of agencies supporting survivors of gender-based violence, abuse debuts
Children’s Council model makes children’s voices heard
Children’s Council model makes children’s voices heard

The Children’s Council model has helped Hanoi authorities and agencies understand aspirations and needs regarding the development of children, heard a recent event to review the Council’s operation in the city in 2017-2020.

Children’s Council model makes children’s voices heard
Climate resilience scheme for urban areas approved
Climate resilience scheme for urban areas approved

The Prime Minister has approved a scheme for climate resilience development in urban areas in the next 10 years.

Climate resilience scheme for urban areas approved
Pink buffalo in Saigon
Pink buffalo in Saigon

Dang Van Ghen, a farmer living in Ho Chi Minh City’s suburban district of Cu Chi, is the owner of a unique pink buffalo.

Pink buffalo in Saigon
PM urges drastic measures to develop Mekong Delta
PM urges drastic measures to develop Mekong Delta

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked ministries, agencies and localities to take drastic measures to boost the development of the Mekong Delta region.

PM urges drastic measures to develop Mekong Delta
Health ministry, WHO launch campaign on smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Hanoi
Health ministry, WHO launch campaign on smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Hanoi

The Vietnamese health ministry along with the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Vietnam on April 3 launched a campaign to encourage smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Hanoi.

Health ministry, WHO launch campaign on smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Hanoi
Over 6.4 million poor households access social policy bank loans
Over 6.4 million poor households access social policy bank loans

As of March, more than 6.4 million poor and near-poor households had won access to loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP).

Over 6.4 million poor households access social policy bank loans
COVID-19: Five imported cases raise national tally to 2,631
COVID-19: Five imported cases raise national tally to 2,631

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on April 4 reported the detection of a further 5 imported cases, all Vietnamese citizens, including three entering from Angola and two via Moc Bai International Border Gate in Tay Ninh province.

COVID-19: Five imported cases raise national tally to 2,631