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Vietnam has less than half of the low-income houses it targeted for in 2020, according to data from the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to build an embankment to prevent erosion along the Tra Noc River at the Tra Noc Bridge – Xeo May Bridge section at an estimated cost of 531 billion VND (53.2

An additional 89 more Covid-19 infections were confirmed as of Saturday noon, raising the total number of patients in the country to 10,137, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Domestic retail petrol prices rose by more than VND600 per litre at 3 p.m. on June 11 following the latest price adjustments made by both the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

A tropical low depression has formed in the East Sea and is likely to strengthen into a storm that is forecast to threaten northern Vietnam when it heads towards the mainland.

Two robots developed by the Military Technology Academy are being used at Bac Giang General Hospital in the northern province of Bac Giang to support Covid-19 patients.

Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang held a phone discussion on June 11 with Russian Minister of Defence Gen. Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu.

Captain Que Ngoc Hai converted a penalty with nine minutes to go to hand Vietnam a 2-1 victory over Malaysia, thus bringing the Golden Star Warriors closer to a slot in the last round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.

Vietnam has confirmed 68 more Covid-19 infections, raising the total number of patients in the country to 10,048, the Ministry of Health reported in a Saturday morning report.

Many northern mountainous localities would face hail, flash floods and landslides in the days to come due to heavy rains, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned.

Vietnam on June 11 recorded two COVID-19 related deaths, raising the number of fatalities during the latest coronavirus outbreak to 22.

Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan has signed the approval to launch the third stage of the clinical trial of made-in-Vietnam Nano Covax Covid-19 vaccine.

An additional 63 more Covid-19 infections were recorded as of Friday evening, raising the daily counts to 196, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Social distancing measures will be implemented in the southern province of Tien Giang from Friday midnight after the locality detected some locally-infected Covid-19 cases.

Local boxer Nguyen Thi Tam has qualified for the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 51kg category after accumulating a total of 190 points from tournaments organised by the World Boxing Federation.

Vietnam resolutely opposes to and requests Taiwan (China) to stop live-fire drills in the waters around Ba Binh island of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and not to repeat the action in the future, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry

A 150-page heritage education document set, compiled by historians and cultural researchers from Hội An City’s centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, will be included in the curriculum for students at primary schools in Hộii An from the

Dengue fever infections dropped dramatically in an Indonesian study where a bacteria was introduced into disease-carrying mosquitoes, offering hope in the battle against an illness that sickens millions annually around the world.

Hanoi will prioritise Covid-19 vaccination for four groups of people in the coming time, including workers at industrial parks.