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Some Hanoi residents have complained that the prices charged for the first metro line in the city, Cat Linh-Ha Dong, claiming it is too high because it doesn't connect to any other lines.

Authorities in the central city of Danang have listed 17 commercial housing projects which foreign organisations and individuals are allowed to buy homes from.

The 30th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2021) kicked off at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations has opened a training course for UN staff officers with the support of the US’s Global Peace Operations Initiative.

The central city of Danang has decided to suspend a plan to build a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system due to concerns about its ineffective operation.

Vietnam National Children's Hospital has reported a sharp rise in the number of children with hand-foot-mouth disease.

Four Vietnamese people who recently returned from abroad have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,737, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday morning.

Vietnam Airlines is set to expand its domestic flight network between April 24 and August 31 to meet the higher demand during the summer’s peak travel season.

Two foreign experts and 14 Vietnamese people who recently arrived in Vietnam from abroad have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,733, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday evening.

Up to 221 employees in Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi have quit their job over the past year for a variety of reasons, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vietnam may face new Covid-19 outbreaks which could spread from some neighbouring countries, Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor to the Vietnam Public Health Emergency Operations Centre warned.

The Steering Committee of the project “Support to Vietnam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement” (VN-SIPA) held its second meeting in Hanoi on April 14 with the participation of representatives from certain ministries, sectors, and localities.

A western Japanese city cancelled the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday, fueling fresh fears about whether the pandemic-postponed Games should go ahead with just 100 days until the opening ceremony.

Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has sent an official document to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam about installing more lights to improve Con Dao Airport's capability, especially when travel demand is high.

Visitors will have the opportunity to experience some new tourism products, in the second quarter of 2021, according to the Quang Binh provincial Department of Tourism.

HCM City’s Department of Transport has urged the speeding up of the installation of three elevators at a parking lot at Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

India has authorised the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and will fast-track approval for other shots already passed by other major countries, authorities said Tuesday, as infection rates soared to a new record high.

Three Vietnamese people who recently returned from Germany and the Czech Republic have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,717, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday morning.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc launched a tree planting campaign at a ceremony held at the historical site K9-Da Chong in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district on April 13.