Society

In a deadly silent and scorched landscape, French scientist Dominique Guicheteau lies on his front, plunges his hand under a rock and brings out a Hermann's tortoise.

The annual programme highlighting the beauty of Hoag Su Phi terraced fields in the northern province of Ha Giang during harvest season will be held virtually for the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam film industry has once again been hit hard by COVID-19 as the release and production of many films have been delayed.

The opening ceremony for the 2021-2022 new school year scheduled for September 5 is expected to be held online and broadcast live on Hanoi Radio and Television.

Liquidity on Vietnam’s stock market hit a new record on August 20 with a total of more than 48.3 trillion VND (over 2.1 billion USD), worth of shares traded on both bourses.

Around 1,000 military medics and medical equipment will be sent to southern localities to support Covid-19 prevention and control activities.

Nha Trang City People's Committee has just dismissed the vice chairman of Vinh Hoa Ward People's Committee, Tran Le Huu Tho, who recently stirred public anger when trying to punish a local resident after he went out to buy bread.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Health to check and approve the use of Hayat Vax Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will lead a Vietnamese NA delegation to the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, which will be held in Brunei in videoconference format from August 23-25.

Two robots developed by the Military Technology Academy are being used in HCM City to assist in Covid-19 treatment.

Vietnamese ambassador to Poland Nguyen Hung on August 20 received more than 501,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine the Government of Poland has donated to Vietnam.

Vietnamese children are among the most at-risk groups of climate change impacts, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said in its report released on August 20.

Hanoi will continue to apply social distancing measures until September 6.

All members of the 15-strong Vietnamese sport delegation have arrived in Tokyo, Japan, and been ready to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo Paralympics) to be held from August 24 to September 5.

The Ministry of Defence is ready to send forces to support Covid-19-ravaged localities, including HCM City, under Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s instructions.

Vietnam confirmed 10,657 more Covid-19 infections on Friday and an additional 12,756 patients recovered from the disease the same day according to the Ministry of Health.

Starting from August 20, people who want to enter Quang Ninh Province must have a negative PCR Covid-19 test result 48 hours prior and a certificate showing they have been fully vaccinated.

Many people in HCM City queued at supermarkets on Friday noon after hearing about tightened social distancing rules to be imposed in the city from August 23.

Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province have detained a group of poachers for killing wild animals in Bach Ma National National Park, Thua Thien-Hue Province.