German Journalist Hails Successful Vietnamese Fight Against COVID-19
Vietnam’s clear and drastic measures in COVID-19-related quarantine and contact tracing have helped it overcomes the third wave of outbreaks in less than two months, according to an article by German journalist Johannes Giesler, which was recently published on the news site Yahoo Nachrichten.
Reasons why Vietnam among top countries for foreigners to retire
Travelawaits has recently published an article by Kara Williams which shares her experiences when traveling to Hoi An Ancient Town and details 8 reasons why Vietnam is one of the best places for foreigners to retire.
Keeping children water-safe this summer
According to statistics, over 2,000 children lose their lives in drowning accidents every year in Vietnam, making drowning the country’s leading cause of death among children under 19.
Vietnamese scholar earned France's Legion of Honor
Prof. Chau Van Minh - President of Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, is the first Vietnamese working in the field to receive the Legion of Honor from France's President.
Nationwide buildings lit blue light on World Autism Awareness Day
Responding to the global campaign "Light it up blue", on the occasion of "World Autism Awareness Day - WAAD" on April 2, many SunGroup buildings were lit with blue light from 18:00 to 22:00 continuously from April 1 to 4.
Vietnamese mentally disabled addict turns central hospital room into night club, drug den
Nguyen Xuan Quy, 38, a mentally disabled addict in Hanoi was detained for soundproofing and equipping his patient room in the central hospital with loudspeakers and strobe lights, pushing drugs in secret.
A peek into cold storage preserving thousands of Covid-19 vaccines in Vietnam
Over 800 million Covid-19 vaccines sourced via Covax arriving in Vietnam Thursday morning are being preserved at the cold storage of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
Da Nang to fine up to $43.5 those causing loud karaoke noise pollution
Those who cause loud karaoke noise pollution, affecting the life of people surrounding will be fined up to VND 1 million ($43.5), said Da Nang City Department of Justice.
Directory of agencies and organizations supporting women and children survivors of violence and abuse
For the first time, the National Directory of agencies and organizations supporting women and children suffering from violence and abuse has been released.
'Vaccine passport' mechanism needed to boost trade, investment: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered the health, tourism and diplomacy sectors to soon study and issue a "vaccine passport" mechanism in order to promote trade and investment while addressing the Government’s regular meeting on March 31.
Strengthening access to online skills training for young workers in Vietnam
For the 14-month ‘Strengthening access to online skills training for young workers in Viet nam’ project, an online digital learning platform will be created to provide opportunities to develop basic and key digital skills for 3,000 migrant workers in industrial and export-processing zones and vocational students.
Vietnam seeks Covid-19 vaccine support from China, Russia, and India
Vietnam wished to cooperate with India and Russia in researching and producing the Covid-19 vaccine while requiring China to support it with the vaccine.
36 volunteers injected with 2nd Vietnam homegrown Covid-19 vaccine
36 volunteers participating in the first phase of human trials of Covivac, the second Vietnam homegrown Covid-19 vaccine received the first jab. Other 30 people are expected to get vaccinated this week.
Vietnam to reopen international flights from April
Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority has proposed the plan to re-launch international flights to carry passengers entering Vietnam.
Termites damage Hoi An relic sites
After the distancing period because of Covid-19, hundreds of ancient houses and monuments in Hoi An were seriously damaged by termites.
Vietnamese locality's effort to promote culinary and culutural values internationally
Nam Dinh Culinary Culture Association was founded with the mission to preserve and widely promote Nam Dinh culinary and cultural values to the world.
Vietnam under the eyes of Egyptian photographer
Abdul Aziz Ibrahim, an oil and gas engineer and freelance Egyptian photographer shared his feeling of living in Vietnam for many years to “hunt” beautiful and unique photos of the country.
Hai Duong province provided $11.67 million to fight COVID-19
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to allocate VND 270 billion ($11.67 million) from the central budget reserve in 2021 to support the Northern Hai Duong province in fighting Covid-19 as the locality has been hardest hit by the pandemic since the resurgence of the virus in late January.
The Diplomat: Vietnam becomes role model in terms of governance
After its COVID-19 successes, Vietnam is well positioned to play a more energetic role on the global stage.
First Vietnamese high-achieving athletes receive Covid-19 vaccine
The first 20 Vietnamese high-achieving athletes in three sports of wrestling, taekwondo, and judo were inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine at Hanoi-based 108 Military Central Hospital on March 30.
