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The central coastal city of Da Nang is set to welcome foreign tourists on its first international flight on March 27 after nearly two years of closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four players of the Vietnamese U23 football team have been infected with COVID-19 ahead of their 2022 AFF U23 Championship group match against Singapore slated for February 19, the coaching board said on February 18.

Vietnam has continued to report a sharp rise in the number of daily Covid-19 infections with over 42,000 more cases confirmed on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday provided lifesaving equipment to the Tay Ninh Department of Health for the province’s fight against COVID-19.

Foreign visitors and overseas Vietnamese returning home can take regular commercial flights from now to March 15 when Vietnam fully reopens tourism activities, instead of charter flights as previously.

Two large bombs dating back to the American War have been found in the central province of Quang Binh within a week.

A poor elderly woman in Thanh Hoa Province has just received financial help of over VND 300 million (USD13,043) to support two ailing children.

Border guards in the northern province of Cao Bang have just rescued five women and a child who were stuck on a mountain while illegally entering the country from China.

Hanoi plans to reopen nursery schools from March 1 despite a sharp increase in Covid-19 infections.

China has announced a halt to the import of Vietnamese goods at the Kim Thanh II international Road Border Gate in the northern province of Lao Cai.

Many fishermen in the central region haven't prepared for fishing trips due to continuous increases in fuel prices.

The first electric-bus routes in HCM City are scheduled to open within the first quarter of this year, the municipal Department of Transport has announced.

Many flights to the northern and northern central regions have been unable to land due to thick fog which affected visibility on Thursday evening.

Vietnam’s merchandise trade balance remains in surplus, despite an export slowdown, while FDI commitment and disbursement enjoyed a solid start to the year, according to the “Vietnam Macro Monitoring” monthly report released by the World Bank.

The Ministry of Finance is seeking the prime minister’s approval for two casino projects in the central city of Danang and the southern central province of Khanh Hoa.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine to announce a hotline on citizen protection to provide timely support for Vietnamese people there when necessary, the ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said.

Vietnam had resumed regular commercial flights to 19 countries and territories following a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have been instructed to seek the opinion of local residents on the implementation of one hydropower project near Kon Ko Tu tourist village.

The Health Ministry on Thursday reported 36,200 new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,643,024.