Society

The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) has broken up a transnational drug trafficking ring from Europe to Vietnam, detaining 16 suspects and seizing 127 kg of narcotics.

A woman in Nghe An Province is calling for financial support to help save her husband and son from cancer.

Vietnam recorded 220 more Covid-19 infections in the past six hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 12,014, the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Thursday.

Social distancing measures have been implemented in Vinh City and Dien Chau District in the central province of Nghe An since Wednesday midnight for Covid-19 prevention.

Vietnam will send a 19-member delegation to the Tokyo Paralympics in the near future, said deputy head of the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Hong Minh.

The Ministry of Health on June 16 hit back at rumours that a newly mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has emerged and spread quickly in Ho Chi Minh City, the busiest and most populous city of Vietnam.

Vietnam on Wednesday received nearly one million doses of the AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria vaccine which were donated by the Japanese government and people.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau plans to build a new airport on Go Gang Island.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health reported 159 new Covid-19 patients in the past 12 hours to 6 am on June 17, including one from abroad.

HCM City has used the dormitories of some local universities as quarantine sites for Covid-19 prevention.

Ho Chi Minh City has become one of the eight candidates nominated for the title of "Asia's Best MICE Destination 2021" by World MICE Award.

Vietnam has recorded 155 more Covid-19 infections as of Wednesday evening, raising the daily counts to 423 and the total number of patients in the country to 11,635, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Additional rice dispensers have been established in HCM City to offer free rice to people who are being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has banned six passengers from flying after they violated safety regulations.

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise investment for metro lines that are being implemented and other new projects under the development plan for railway and green transport development (BRT) projects for 2021-2025 period.

A new smartphone app is aiming to make the lives of disabled people in Vietnam easier by giving them better access to support.

Three sisters in Thanh Hoa Province are in need of financial support for treatment after their parents died.

An additional 176 more Covid-19 infections have been confirmed, raising the total number of patients in the country to 11,480, the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Wednesday.

A financial exchange offering carbon credits and investments in conservation projects is set to launch in Singapore, but it may struggle to convince sceptics of the value of controversial carbon offsets.