Society HCM City to upgrade local health stations into ‘mini hospitals’ HCM City’s Department of Health is developing a comprehensive plan to upgrade local commune- and ward-level health stations into ‘mini hospitals’ to better serve residents' healthcare needs. 07/10/2025 23:46 | Vietnam news Việt Nam, US inaugurate new advanced DNA lab to identify Vietnamese wartime missing 07/10/2025 19:21 | Vietnam news Defining Việt Nam's global image 07/10/2025 19:00 | Vietnam news Promoting Việt Nam's image in the new era 07/10/2025 18:13 | Vietnam news 1 Vietnam news | 01/29/2022 06:00 PM Chính orders localities to remain vigilant against the pandemic Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has instructed ministries and localities not to be negligent and to remain ready to fight against the pandemic. 2 Vietnam news | 01/29/2022 05:07 Việt Nam to launch 'rapid' spring COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 29 Việt Nam will organise a nationwide rapid vaccination campaign, running from January 29 to February 28, according to Minister of Health Nguyễn Thanh Long. 3 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 22:06 1.22 trillion VND relating to COVID-19 test kit case seized The investigation agency under the Ministry of Public Security has seized, blocked and averted real estate transactions and accounts worth 1.22 trillion VND (53.86 million USD) relating to the case of COVID-19 test kit developer Viet A Technologies JSC, an officer said on January 28. 4 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 21:31 Bribery case at foreign ministry's consular department prosecuted The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has prosecuted a case of taking bribes at the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while licensing the firms that conducted repatriation flights for Vietnamese people. 5 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 21:20 Best conditions must be created for people to return to hometown for Tet: Official Localities must create optimal conditions for people to return to their hometowns during the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival, Minister - Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son said at a regular press conference of the Government on January 28. 6 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 20:40 President reduces death penalties to life sentences for four prisoners President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 28 decided to reduce death penalties to life sentences for four prisoners, on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. 7 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 20:28 Programme on socio-economic recovery, development set to be issued before Tet A programme on socio-economic recovery and development is set to be issued before the Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 1 this year, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong. 8 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 19:42 President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to open on lunar year’s last day The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh will be open to the public on January 31 (the last day of the lunar year), the Management Board of the site has announced. 9 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 19:16 HCM City construction department seeks to support low-income workers The HCM City Department of Construction has proposed that the administration should provide VNĐ100 billion at low interest rates for people leasing out houses to workers to make upgrades and repairs to them. 10 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 18:34 14,929 COVID-19 cases reported in Việt Nam on Friday The capital city of Hà Nội recorded 2,885 COVID-19 infections on Friday, as Việt Nam posted a daily rise of 14,929 cases. 11 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 18:18 14,929 new COVID cases announced on Friday COVID-19 update for January 28 12 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 17:35 Ambassador of Israel to Việt Nam releases Vietnamese music video for Lunar New Year The Ambassador of Israel to Việt Nam Nadav Eshcar recently surprised the public by performing the song Ngày Tết quê em (New Year's Day in my hometown) in Vietnamese. 13 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 17:15 Việt Nam surpasses 180 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered In the past ten days, about 10 million doses have been administered, a daily average of one million shots. 14 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 17:00 HCM City contains Omicron spread in community HCM City has basically contained the local spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19. 15 Vietnam Law | 01/28/2022 17:00 New registration fee rates decreed From March 1, the registration fee rate for land and houses will be 0.5 percent of registration fee calculation prices set by provincial-level People’s Committees, according to Decree 10 recently issued by the Government. 16 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 16:51 Over 75 percent of students to return to school ater Tet More than 17.12 million, or 75.71 percent of the total pupils and students nationwide, are likely to return to school for face-to-face learning from February 7 after Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. 17 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 16:49 Top legislator’s Tet gifts presented to needy families in Thai Nguyen A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)’s office on January 28 handed over Lunar New Year (Tet) gifts of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to social welfare beneficiaries and poor households in the northern province of Thai Nguyen. 18 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 16:26 Việt Nam to scrap rapid COVID tests for arrivals on entry, increase commercial int'l flights Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh recently agreed to increase the frequency of commercial international flights, while applying the latest testing procedure as issued by the authorities. 19 VietnamPlus | 01/28/2022 16:22 G4 Ambassadors spread messages about gender equality in Vietnam On the threshold of the Lunar New Year (Tet), Ambassadors to Vietnam of the G4 countries, namely New Zealand, Canada, Norway and Switzerland, have visited Hope Box, a shelter for victims of gender-based violence, in Hanoi. 20 Vietnam news | 01/28/2022 16:18 People return home for Tết holiday Train and flight tickets are selling fast, while long-distance buses are a less favoured travelling option. 733 734 735 736 737