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Two flights repatriating Vietnamese people form Ukraine will depart from Romania and Poland this week.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 6 stressed the need for Mekong Delta provinces and centrally-run cities to create breakthrough changes in the mindset and have a strategic vision in agricultural development.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Sunday reported an additional 202,180 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's patient tally to over 4.43 million.

Approximately 800 Vietnamese citizens have been evacuated from Ukraine to Romania to get rid of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta have said they have taken effective measures to mitigate saltwater intrusion impacts in the ongoing dry season.

Given that more and more Vietnamese people are being evacuated from war zones in Ukraine, the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary has considered citizen protection a key task and required all of its staff to get ready around the clock.

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways announced its direct flights connecting Hanoi and Melbourne in Australia at a ceremony held on March 5, becoming the first Vietnamese airline to launch regular commercial direct flights between the two cities.

With a diverse marine ecosystem, Vietnam has favourable conditions for seaweed farming, which, however, have yet to be fully tapped

Vietnam has witnessed rocketing Covid-19 infections, but the country’s Covid 19-related fatalities have been on a sharp fall.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Saturday reported an additional 173,258 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's patient tally to over 4.23 million.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has licensed the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corp., Ltd. (Vinacomin) and Dong Bac Corporation to ship abroad more than two million tonnes of coal this year.

Duty-free shops at Noi Bai Airport have unsurprisingly reported big losses due to falling passenger numbers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The HCM City Department of Transport has proposed a VND118.5-billion (USD5 million) project to link local bus routes with the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line.

The Government has approved the policy to arrange flights to bring Vietnamese people from Ukraine home.

Hanoi’s streets are deserted as the city has witnessed a sharp increase in Covid-19 infections.

Two large-scale industrial parks will be built in the southern province of Binh Duong this year, according to local officials.

Budget carrier Bamboo Airways announced that it will launch the first repatriation flight to bring back Vietnamese citizens stranded in Ukraine’s war zones on March 9.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed a security arrangement that will allow Israeli airlines to resume a full schedule of flights to Dubai, the Shin Bet security agency said on Friday.

HCM City will put its first electric bus route into use from March 8.