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The Vietnam National Hospital for Tropical Diseases has stopped receiving new in-patients since May 5 to conduct Covid-19 tests for all staff members after a doctor tested positive for Covid-19.

Local lawyer Chau Huy Quang has been recognised by Asia Legal Business (ALB) in its debut “Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers” list.

An innovative public bike-sharing scheme has been launched by Huế City, the International Co-operation Agency of Germany (GIZ) and tech firm Vietsoftpro to develop a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026 that mobilises private investment for bike-sharing.

A memorial and burial ceremony was held on Wednesday in Quang Tri Province for the remains of 24 voluntary Vietnamese soldiers and specialists who died in Laos.

HCM City authorities will send visitors with health issues and body temperatures of over 37.5 degrees to quarantine rooms at tourist spots.

The international community has voiced protest against China's new moves in the East Sea, including its enforcement of a fishing ban on the sea area covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

50 young Chinese people have illegally entered Vietnam to seek jobs in Hanoi according to local police.

The Ministry of Health has asked the centres for disease control in all provinces and cities to extend the quarantine period for people who already stay at the quarantine facilities for 14 days.

Authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc held an urgent meeting at midnight on Tuesday after eight more local people tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Cinemas, fitness clubs and stadiums as well as beauty parlours in Hanoi have been closed from May 5 amid fears of a new virus outbreak in the area.

Singapore announced a slew of new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday including a ban on spectators at sporting events as infections rise in the wealthy city-state.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has said it has taken measures to protect Vietnamese rice trademarks after an Australian firm registered for trademark protection of rice varieties ST24 and ST25.

A boy in the central province of Nghe An who is suffering from a rare disease is in desperate need of help.

The Vietnam Children’s Fine Arts Awards 2021 is scheduled to be held to encourage and facilitate the development of children's fine arts inside and outside school, according to the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry

The Hue Traditional Craft Festival will be held for one month for the first time, from May 29 to June 26 in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Three Indian nationals and eight Vietnamese people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 2,996, the Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday evening.

The northern region will have heavy rain from the evening of May 4, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have just detained 39 Chinese nationals for illegally staying in the area.