Society Ambassador highlights strong development of Việt Nam-Brazil ties on Brazilian newspaper With a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and multilateralisation, Việt Nam has viewed Brazil as an ideal partner that shares a common vision of a just world based on international law. 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Experts discuss new points in Politburo's resolution on people's health care 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Three die in road accident on highway 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Expressway projects record positive signals: minister 3 hours ago | Vietnam news 1 Vietnam news | 04/21/2022 08:07 Disability doesn't stop philanthropist from helping others in similar situation Lê Viết Thuận, a disabled person with congenital cerebral palsy, is trying his best to help others in the same situation, spreading goodwill wherever he goes. 2 Vietnam news | 04/21/2022 07:15 Retailers team up to reduce consumption of single-use plastic bags Supermarkets and shopping centres providing single-use plastic bags to customers will be fined from 2026. 3 VietnamPlus | 04/20/2022 21:34 Over 484 tonnes of rice provided to needy people in Ha Giang Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has assigned the Ministry of Finance to provide more than 484 tonnes of rice to the northern province of Ha Giang during the between-crop period of 2022. 4 VietnamPlus | 04/20/2022 18:31 Russian man prosecuted for illegal marijuana planting, storage A Russian national has been charged with “illegally storing drugs” under Article 249 of the 2015 Penal Code (revised in 2017), Binh Thuan province's People’s Procuracy said on April 20. 5 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 18:22 Đà Nẵng presents free SIM cards to foreign visitors International tourists to Đà Nẵng will be presented with Vinaphone 4G data SIM cards upon arrival at the airport as part of the central city’s “Enjoy Danang” programme 6 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 18:20 COVID deaths in Việt Nam fall to single digits for first time in 9 months Việt Nam recorded seven COVID-related fatalities on Wednesday, the first time the daily death toll fell to single-digits since July last year 7 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 17:54 Việt Nam confirms 13,271 new cases on Wednesday 8 VietnamPlus | 04/20/2022 17:35 Da Nang presents free SIM cards to foreign visitors International tourists to Da Nang will be presented with Vinaphone 4G data SIM cards upon arrival at the airport as part of the central city’s “Enjoy Danang” programme that aims to offer 50,000 free SIM cards to foreign visitors from April to June. 9 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 17:21 Russian man to face legal action for growing cannabis Bình Thuận Province People's Procuracy on Thursday started legal proceedings against Russian national Shedko Dmitrii accused of possession of illegal narcotics as per Article 249 under the Penal Code. 10 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 16:17 Schools in Hà Nội accused of coercing failing students to skip exams or switch schools Some public secondary schools in Hà Nội have been accused of asking ninth graders with poor academic results to change to private schools or not register for the high school entrance exams, so their schools’ performance is not negatively affected. 11 VietnamPlus | 04/20/2022 16:17 Peacekeeping officers present souvenirs to Vietnam Women's Museum The Vietnam Women's Museum in Hanoi held a ceremony to receive materials and objects donated by female officers of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations on April 20. 12 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 16:11 Woman prosecuted for murder and torture of stepdaughter The Investigation Police Unit in Hồ Chí Minh City today proposed the prosecution of Nguyễn Võ Quỳnh Trang, 27, for the murder and torture of her stepdaughter, an eight-year-old girl who died in December last year. 13 VietnamPlus | 04/20/2022 15:03 SEA Games 31: Pharmacity donates 11,000 test kits As many as 11,000 COVID-19 test kits donated by Pharmacity to serve the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) were handed over to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hanoi at a ceremony on April 19. 14 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 13:57 Mekong Delta localities upgrade roads, drainage systems to mitigate flooding Several Mekong Delta localities are urgently upgrading many roads in order to prevent and minimise flooding impacts. 15 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 11:47 Agencies asked to speed up issuance of vaccine passports The Ministry of Health on Tuesday asked vaccination facilities and health agencies to quickly complete the database on people vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this month so that they could get the vaccine passport. 16 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 11:30 Women's Union members provide free meals for the needy in Đà Nẵng Women's Union members in Hòa Thọ Tây Ward, Đà Nẵng City, are collecting second-hand bottles and scraps to sell for money to maintain a zero đồng kitchen serving the needy. 17 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 11:07 Seven universities in Việt Nam meet int'l accreditation standards Seven Vietnamese universities meet international accreditation standards, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. 18 Vietnam news | 04/20/2022 10:28 Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu farmers switch to efficient irrigation systems More and more farmers in the southern province of Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu are using efficient irrigation facilities to not only save water and improve yields but also help adapt to climate change. 19 VietnamPlus | 04/20/2022 10:04 School attendance reaches 99.57 percent post-COVID-19 As of April 18, school attendance had reached 99.57 percent after all schools were reopened post-COVID-19, data from the Ministry of Education and Training shows. 20 Vietnam Law | 04/20/2022 09:00 Vietnam’s economic growth driven by good recovery of sectors: WB Vietnam’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2022 was consolidated thanks to the solid performance of export-oriented manufacturing and recovering service sector, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report recently 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