Society
Hanoi bustles again as social distancing restrictions eased
Social news - 23/09/2021
On the morning of September 21, the diversity of vehicles increased on the major streets of Hanoi after the social distancing rules were eased. Life on trade streets and markets has gradually returned to a bustle.
Warm Mid-Autumn Festival at Ho Chi Minh City's Field Hospital No. 1
Social news - 20/09/2021
On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the leadership of Ho Chi Minh City's Field Hospital No. 1 held a "field" mid-autumn party for patients.
PM urges more effective measures to repel the pandemic
Social news - 14/09/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on September 11 to review the work of COVID-19 prevention and control in the past week, and devise solutions and tasks suitable to the situation in the coming time.
Hanoi works to accelerate renovation of old apartment buildings
Social news - 14/09/2021
The Hanoi People's Committee has just submitted a report to the municipal People’s Council for approving in principal a project to upgrade and rebuild old apartment buildings in the capital city.
Ho Chi Minh City drafts plan for COVID-19 response beyond Sept 15
Social news - 10/09/2021
Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest COVID-19 epicentre, targets to fully vaccinate all residents aged above 18 against COVID-19 and use “COVID-19 green cards” to enable eligible people to resume economic activities and social interactions in certain sectors depending on their level of virus control effectiveness.
Vietnam, China exchange pandemic prevention experience
Social news - 10/09/2021
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on September 9 held virtual talks with Ma Xiaowei, Minister of the Chinese National Health Commission regard COVID-19 prevention and control.
Expanding “green zones” amid pandemic
Social news - 07/09/2021
With the determination to expand “green zones” since the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 and Cu Chi District have become the first localities in the city to announce the control of the pandemic according to the standards set out by the Health Ministry.
Vietnam logs 14,208 new COVID-19 cases on September 7
Social news - 07/09/2021
Vietnam recorded 14,208 new COVID-19 cases, including 15 imported ones, on September 7, bringing the national count to 550,996, the Ministry of Health said.
Hanoi logs 29 new COVID-19 cases, conducts mass testing
Social news - 07/09/2021
The capital city of Hanoi logged 29 cases positive to SARS-CoV-2 from 6am to 12pm on September 7, including three community cases and 26 others in quarantine areas, reported the municipal Department of Health.
PM chairs national teleconference on COVID-19 prevention and control
Social news - 06/09/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 5 afternoon chaired a national teleconference between the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, and localities on the fight against the pandemic.
Vietnam logs additional 13,137 COVID-19 cases
Social news - 06/09/2021
An additional 13,137 COVID-19 cases, including 13,101 domestic and 36 imported, were recorded in Vietnam in the past 24 hours to 5pm on September 5, the Ministry of Health reported.
Hanoi supports foreigners in difficulties due to COVID-19
Social news - 06/09/2021
Hanoi’s authorities September 4 gave 25 sets of gifts to foreign students studying at the Vietnam National University of Agriculture in Gia Lam district.
