Nine community cases reported in Hải Dương

The Australian Embassy in Hanoi and UNICEF on Monday unveiled a landmark A$13.5 million (US$10.5 million) package to help support the successful introduction and delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Vietnam. The Australia-UNICEF partnership…

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The office building of the Government’s Inspectorate in Hà Nội. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Nearly VNĐ96 trillion (US$4.16 billion) and 772ha of land were found to be involved in economic violations uncovered…

See Details: More than $4 billion found invovled in economic violations in Q1

Four eight-graders were found dead from drowning after swimming at a beach in south-central Vietnam on Sunday. The drownings happened at Bai Dai Beach in Cam Ranh City under south-central Khanh Hoa Province,…

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See Details: Six imported cases on Monday afternoon

Nguyễn Thị Thái Dung, 23 years old, in Đà Lạt, beside the seized ice cooler. — VNA/VNS Photo LÂM ĐỒNG — A 23-year-old woman in Đà Lạt City was detained on Monday on…

See Details: Woman detained for selling cannabis milk tea in Đà Lạt

The latest developments of Super Typhoon Surigae showed that it will not likely head to the East Vietnam Sea, but its circulation will still result in downpours in southern Vietnamese provinces. Surigae was 270…

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 The Singapore International Foundation’s (SIF) Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) Global Program is back this year as a digital experience, undeterred by restrictions imposed by the pandemic to continue nurturing young global changemakers. It’s a chance for youths from Vietnam and all parts of the world to embark on a journey to start or scale up their social enterprises.

See Details: Global program for young social entrepreneur returns with virtual version

A military officer receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Vĩnh Yên City, the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hùng HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese health ministry has announced the…

See Details: 110,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses intended for police and army diverted to local CDCs: Health ministry

On the morning of April 17, 2021, at Thanh Thanh Cong Industrial Park, An Hoa Ward, Trang Bang Town, Tay Ninh Province, Bel Ga Joint Stock Company (Belgium Kingdom), De Heus Group (The Netherlands), and Hung Nhon Group (Vietnam) solemnly held the opening ceremony of Bel Ga Tay Ninh Hi-Tech Poultry Hatchery. The factory is part of the supply chain of clean, sustainable, and export-oriented agricultural products belonging to Bel Ga Company, De Heus Group, Hung Nhon Group and strategic partners.

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The Vietnamese labor market has been heavily affected since the third outbreak of COVID-19, with nearly 1.1 million working-age people out of work in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 12,100 people…

See Details: COVID-19 renders millions of Vietnamese jobless, underemployed in Q1 2021

More than 100 people were found using narcotics after police officers raided a club in Ho Chi Minh City in the small hours of Sunday. A team of police officers under the municipal…

See Details: Over 100 test positive for drugs at Ho Chi Minh City nightclub

Police in Vietnam discovered six foreign border jumpers as they were traveling along a northern expressway last weekend. The foreigners were transported in an automobile driven by 32-year-old Le Van D., a resident…

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A bridge funded by Sacombank in Vĩnh Hưng District, Long An Province, inaugurated on April 15. — Photo courtesy of the magazine LONG AN — Seventeen bridges were inaugurated in the southern province…

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The Institute of Imperial Citadel Studies announced outstanding achievements in archaeological studies, technology application, museum display and design and promotion of Vietnam’s cultural heritage on April 18 on the occasion of its 10th founding anniversary (April 28, 2011-2021).

See Details: Outstanding archaeological achievements in past decade announced

Cu Chi Tunnels, a popular destination for both domestic and foreign tourists thanks to its unique historical and architectural values, may soon join UNESCO’s list of world heritage.

See Details: Cu Chi Tunnels on path of becoming world treasure

Facebook has kick-started a campaign on Instagram to encourage Vietnamese young people’s innovative spirits and promote values created by them on the photo and video sharing social networking service.

See Details: Facebook launches “Instagram for Vietnam” campaign

Ho Chi Minh City will hold a ceremony on April 20 to honour 33 outstanding collectives and 17 individuals of the Vietnamese community abroad, according to the city’s Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.

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The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has asked the city government to give priority in the next five years to six key transport projects worth 27.488 trillion VND (1.19 billion USD) in order to clear congestion on roads leading to ports, especially Cat Lai Port in District 2.

See Details: Projects planned to ease traffic congestion on port roads

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive urging ministries and government agencies to ensure traffic safety during the national holidays marking Reunification Day and May Day (April 30-May1).

See Details: PM urges travel safety ahead of national holidays

Fishermen in Phan Thiet city, the south central province of Binh Thuan brought a carcass of a whale (respectfully called Ca Ong by locals) to the shore for burial on April 17.

See Details: Binh Thuan: Dead whale brought to shore