Over US$1.4 mln raised for national sea and island fund
Over US$1.4 mln raised for national sea and island fund

Over VND34 billion (over US$1.4 million) were raised for the “For national seas and islands – For the fatherland frontline” fund at an art exchange programme co-organised by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal television HTV on December 2.

Over US$1.4 mln raised for national sea and island fund
HCM City schools step up disinfection efforts amid COVID-19 fears
HCM City schools step up disinfection efforts amid COVID-19 fears

VOV.VN - Many schools throughout Ho Chi Minh City, including Phu Dinh primary school in District 6, have thoroughly disinfected their entire premises once all students finish school hours, in order to ensure safety amid fears surrounding the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

HCM City schools step up disinfection efforts amid COVID-19 fears
USAID helps private sector respond to natural disasters
USAID helps private sector respond to natural disasters

VOV.VN - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on December 3 announced a number of private sector engagement (PSE) pilot projects to advance innovative solutions to reduce the risk and impact of natural disasters.

USAID helps private sector respond to natural disasters
Schools told to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures
Schools told to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) requested on December 2 that all educational institutions, including vocational training schools, strictly implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures in an effort to ensure places of learning are kept safe.

Schools told to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures
Vietnam to allow citizens to use sparklers as Tet approaches
Vietnam to allow citizens to use sparklers as Tet approaches

Vietnam has issued a decree on managing and using fireworks in which the government legalizes the use of sparklers for civil occasions.

Vietnam to allow citizens to use sparklers as Tet approaches
Joint stamp issue marks 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties
Joint stamp issue marks 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties

The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Cuban Embassy in Hanoi jointly held a ceremony on December 2 to issue a set of stamps marking the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Joint stamp issue marks 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties
Some 1,600 delegates take part in second national congress of ethnic minorities
Some 1,600 delegates take part in second national congress of ethnic minorities

Some 1,600 delegates and 300 guests are attending the second national congress of Vietnamese ethnic minorities in Hanoi from December 2 to 4.

Some 1,600 delegates take part in second national congress of ethnic minorities
Da Nang, Boras city cooperate in scientific education for sustainable development
Da Nang, Boras city cooperate in scientific education for sustainable development

The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city and Sweden’s Boras city on December 2 organised a virtual meeting on the implementation of the “Scientific education for Da Nang’s sustainable development” project.

Da Nang, Boras city cooperate in scientific education for sustainable development
Vietnam presents 1,000 tonnes of rice to flood-hit people in Laos
Vietnam presents 1,000 tonnes of rice to flood-hit people in Laos

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance stated on December 2 that Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to entrust the Ministry with the task of allocating 1,000 tonnes of rice from the national reserve for Savanakhet province in Laos, an area which has been hard hit by recent natural disasters.

Vietnam presents 1,000 tonnes of rice to flood-hit people in Laos
No large-scale social distancing implemented, says PM
No large-scale social distancing implemented, says PM

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recommended not applying large-scale social distancing measures after four community cases of coronavirus were detected in Ho Chi Minh City.

No large-scale social distancing implemented, says PM
COVID-19: Vietnam confirms seven imported cases, total hits 1,358
COVID-19: Vietnam confirms seven imported cases, total hits 1,358

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 2 reported the discovery of a further seven imported cases of COVID-19, raising the overall number of active cases nationwide 1,358, while the recoveries total 1,201.

COVID-19: Vietnam confirms seven imported cases, total hits 1,358
Over 700 test negative after contact with COVID-19 cases in HCM City
Over 700 test negative after contact with COVID-19 cases in HCM City

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control and Prevent (HCDC) has announced that a total of 701 individuals who came into close contact with the southern city’s latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have tested negative for the virus.

Over 700 test negative after contact with COVID-19 cases in HCM City
Residents of HCM City rush to buy face masks amid COVID-19 fears
Residents of HCM City rush to buy face masks amid COVID-19 fears

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has seen plenty of local people head out to purchase face masks once again following the detection of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the community.

Residents of HCM City rush to buy face masks amid COVID-19 fears
Vietnam suspends 33 commercial flights to repatriate nationals
Vietnam suspends 33 commercial flights to repatriate nationals

VOV.VN- Plans for 33 commercial flights to bring home stranded citizens from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China) have been suspended in line with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s order following the detection of new COVID-19 cases in HCM City, according to Vo Huy Cuong, deputy chief of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam suspends 33 commercial flights to repatriate nationals
Thousands of university students in HCM City remain home amid COVID-19 fears
Thousands of university students in HCM City remain home amid COVID-19 fears

VOV.VN - A number of universities throughout Ho Chi Minh City have granted permission to students to remain at home from December 2 in an effort to fight the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following community cases being detected in the southern city.

Thousands of university students in HCM City remain home amid COVID-19 fears
HCM City to expand COVID-19 testing ahead of Lunar New Year holiday
HCM City to expand COVID-19 testing ahead of Lunar New Year holiday

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh Minh City authorities are set to expand COVID-19 testing for passengers on repatriation flights, patients in hospitals who are suffering from serious illnesses, in addition to workers and experts in industrial and processing zones, in the build up to the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

HCM City to expand COVID-19 testing ahead of Lunar New Year holiday
EU, AFD support climate resilience, recovery in north central Vietnam
EU, AFD support climate resilience, recovery in north central Vietnam

The EU and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed several agreements on December 1 to fund a project on improving urban infrastructure to mitigate climate change impact in four coastal provinces in north central Vietnam.

EU, AFD support climate resilience, recovery in north central Vietnam
White Ribbon Breakfast highlights safe migration for women, children
White Ribbon Breakfast highlights safe migration for women, children

Measures to improve inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms in response to violence against migrant women were discussed at the 6th White Ribbon Breakfast held in Hanoi on December 1.

White Ribbon Breakfast highlights safe migration for women, children
Northern Vietnam braced for several cold spells throughout December
Northern Vietnam braced for several cold spells throughout December

VOV.VN - It is forecast that the nation’s northern and north-central regions will face between five and seven consecutive cold spells throughout December, bringing with it spells of rain coupled with falling temperatures.

Northern Vietnam braced for several cold spells throughout December
Vietnam Airlines repatriates close to 360 citizens from US
Vietnam Airlines repatriates close to 360 citizens from US

VOV.VN - Nearly 360 Vietnamese citizens, including children under the age of 18, the elderly, people with illnesses, students without accommodation due to dormitory closure and others in extremely difficulty circumstances were repatriated home safe and sound on December 1.

Vietnam Airlines repatriates close to 360 citizens from US
Vietnam ranks first in SEA in primary student learning outcomes
Vietnam ranks first in SEA in primary student learning outcomes

Vietnam ranks first among Southeast Asian countries in terms of primary school student learning outcomes under the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) programme.

Vietnam ranks first in SEA in primary student learning outcomes
IFAD-funded agriculture development projects reviewed
IFAD-funded agriculture development projects reviewed

A workshop to review the implementation of agriculture development support projects in the 2019-2015 period funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has been held in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

IFAD-funded agriculture development projects reviewed
All commercial flights to Vietnam be suspended, says PM
All commercial flights to Vietnam be suspended, says PM

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 1 decided to suspend all commercial flights to Vietnam, except for flights to repatriate Vietnamese citizens stranded overseas due to COVID-19.

All commercial flights to Vietnam be suspended, says PM
Vietnam aims to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030
Vietnam aims to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named as one of the world’s top four performers in terms of providing the best HIV/AIDS treatment, alongside Germany, Switzerland, and the UK, and the country aims to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

Vietnam aims to eradicate HIV/AIDS by 2030
Flooding in central Vietnam leaves four dead, one injured
Flooding in central Vietnam leaves four dead, one injured

VOV.VN - A prolonged spell of heavy rain during the past two days has caused severe flooding and landslides in central Vietnam, resulting in four deaths and one injury.

Flooding in central Vietnam leaves four dead, one injured
COVID-19: Two more community cases confirmed in Vietnam
COVID-19: Two more community cases confirmed in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded two more locally transmitted coronavirus cases closely linked to a Vietnamese teacher who had caught the virus from a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long announced on December 1.

COVID-19: Two more community cases confirmed in Vietnam
2,000 pupils off school after teacher contacts COVID-19 patient
2,000 pupils off school after teacher contacts COVID-19 patient

VOV.VN - The administration of District 6 in Ho Chi Minh City permitted over 2,000 pupils to remain absent from school on December 1 after a teacher came into contact with COVID-19 patient No.1,347 who was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on November 30.

2,000 pupils off school after teacher contacts COVID-19 patient
Expert warns about lax quarantine regulations regarding COVID-19
Expert warns about lax quarantine regulations regarding COVID-19

VOV.VN - A complacent attitude towards quarantine regulations has started to creep in, that may potentially spark a fresh novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, a COVID-19 expert has warned.

Expert warns about lax quarantine regulations regarding COVID-19
HCM City: 235 quarantined after new community cases detected
HCM City: 235 quarantined after new community cases detected

VOV.VN - Health workers in Ho Chi Minh City have identified and quarantined a total of 235 people who either came into direct or indirect contact with two positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the southern city.

HCM City: 235 quarantined after new community cases detected
First-instance trial involving former Hanoi mayor to open next month
First-instance trial involving former Hanoi mayor to open next month

The first-instance trial of the case on the theft of confidential State documents involving former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung will open on December 11 behind closed doors, the Hanoi People’s Court has announced.

First-instance trial involving former Hanoi mayor to open next month