A shortage of teachers in specialised subjects is causing concern for high schools that are preparing to implement a long-approved new curriculum for 10th-graders in the next academic year. 

Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc hosted a reception for UNICEF Representative in Vietnam Rana Flowers on May 5 to discuss the future cooperation between the two sides.

A Ministry of Health (MoH) delegation led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Truong Son inspected health services and COVID-19 control measures arranged by Bac Ninh as a host of sport events of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

A conference reviewing the five-year implementation of a friendship exchange programme between Vuon Buoi village, Loc Thien commune, Loc Ninh district of Vietnam’s Binh Phuoc province and Cooc Thomo village, Tonlung commune, Memot district of Cambodia’s Tboung Khmum province took place in Loc Thien commune on May 5.

Vinmec Health System and Seoul National University Hospital signed a cooperation agreement to establish a general health examination centre in Việt Nam on May 5. 

The health ministry announced 4,305 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths on Thursday. 

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Hanoi’s Health Department held a ceremony on May 5 to encourage medical workers who will be serving the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 5.

The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa on May 4 held a fundraising event to support soldiers and islanders in Truong Sa island district and DK1 Platform, helping to safeguard Vietnam's sovereignty over seas and islands.

The Green Economics Institute has begun a programme called ‘Improving the quality of community health’ to foster examination and treatment capacity in the grassroots healthcare system in HCM City.

The death penalty has been proposed for Nguyễn Võ Quỳnh Trang, 27, from Gia Lai City, for the murder and torture of her stepdaughter, an 8-year-old girl who died in December last year.

The Vietnamese health ministry on May 5 sent a document to municipal/provincial people’s committees on the temporary suspension of domestic heath declaration requirements, which have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hàng Bông Ward’s police on Thursday said they have detained a taxi driver who is alleged to have stolen two smartphones from Russian tourists in Hà Nội on Thursday morning.

The Vietnamese health ministry has sent a document to municipal/provincial people’s committees on the temporary suspension of domestic heath declaration requirements, which have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Total passengers passing through airports across Việt Nam exceeded 1.1 million during the 4-day National Reunification Day and May Day holiday, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam.

Police in Hà Nội, which will host the majority of events for the 31st Southeast Asian Games, have issued a plan to manage traffic during the Games.

Police in Hanoi, a venue of myriad events within the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games, have issued a related plan to manage traffic for all types of vehicles.

The Ministry of Transport has issued a set of badges for identifying the vehicles serving the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked participants at the ongoing fifth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee to focus on reviewing the project on building Party organizations and developing membership, thus making a new progress in strengthening the quality, strength and combativeness of the Party.