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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.

Honda Vietnam has recently announced that it will recall 27,640 units due to faulty fuel pumps, beginning on May 5.

An Indian expert has tested positive for Covid-19 after completing the 14-day quarantine period in Hanoi's Hoang Mai District.

The central city of Danang is seeking government approval to temporarily suspend flights that transport Vietnamese citizens from abroad to the city.

Vietnam saw 111 traffic accidents on the four-day Reunification Day and May Day Holiday, starting from April 30, leaving 58 deaths and 64 other injured.

Eight provinces and cities have closed schools for Covid-19 prevention amid threats of new virus outbreaks in the community.

A team of 35 Vietnamese doctors and experts are set to leave for Laos on May 4 to help the neighboring country fight COVID-19.

Hanoi authorities have decided to temporarily shut down schools amid the on-going Covid-19 outbreak.