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The number of COVID-19 cases continued to record a sharp fall over the past 24 hours, with 34,140 new cases detected, a drop of over 5,100 cases from a day earlier, the Ministry of Health said on April 9.

Vietnam reported an additional 34,140 Covid-19 infections on Saturday, a fall of 5,195 cases against yesterday's figure, according to the Ministry of Health.

Preparations are underway in Phú Thọ for the province's biggest event of the year, the Hùng Kings' Festival.

The opening season of upcoming reality show Street Dance Vietnam is set to be broadcast on HTV7 channel from 9 p.m. every Friday, with the programme starting on April 22.

The Ministry of Finance will support businesses when implementing the socio-economic recovery and development programme, Finance Minister Hồ Đức Phớc said.

Many bars and clubs in Hanoi experienced large numbers of customers when they reopened on Friday night.

A British man and French teenager were rescued Saturday three days after going missing while diving in Malaysia, police said, as hopes faded for the man's son who is still unaccounted for.

People in a poor village in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are seeking support to replace their seriously deteriorated bridge.

Two major wind power projects in the southern province of Soc Trang have been put into operation.

ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governor gathered at their 8th meeting (AFMGM) via videoconference on April 8.

Around 600,000 kindergarten students in Hanoi will return to schools on April 13 after a year of strictly online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed nearly 130 tourists from the US under a tour organised by Citslinc International Inc in collaboration with Asia Life and Beauty Travel and Tour Services Co., Ltd.

Australia’s low-cost airline Jetstar Airways officially restarted regular non-stop flights to the nation on April 8 after over two years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam reported an additional 39,334 Covid-19 infections on Friday, a fall of 6,551 cases against yesterday's figure, according to the Ministry of Health.

US Ambassador Marc Knapper visited Can Tho City on April 7-8, where he met with Can Tho leadership, environmental activists, and COVID-19 frontline health care workers.

Flights to Phu Cat Airport in Binh Dinh will be disrupted between 7 am-11 pm from April 11-21 due to local military exercises.

Airlines have announced plans to add thousands of flights as travel demand has bounced back ahead of the Hung Kings Temple Festival, Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holidays.

Authorities of Tan Son Nhat International Airport have expressed concern about possible taxi shortages during the coming Reunification Day and May Day holiday.

Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply chains, as delays hit the world's busiest container port where staff are tangled in a morass of Covid controls.