Five special national relics recognized
19/01/2022 15:41VGP - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam recently signed Decision 93/QD-TTg to recognize five relic sites as special national ones.
Da Nang tops Viet Nam's tourism competitiveness rankings
VGP - The central city of Da Nang has taken the top position in the Viet Nam Tourism Competitiveness Index (VTCI), according to the city's Department of Tourism.
Official slogan for SEA Games 31 announced
Culture 13/01/2022 15:25VGP - “For a Stronger South East Asia” has been chosen as the official slogan of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and the 11th ASEAN Para Games (ASEAN Para Games 11), according to the Viet Nam Sports Administration, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
HCMC allows bars, dance clubs, karaoke parlors to re-open from next week
Culture 04/01/2022 14:33VGP – Bars, dance clubs, karaoke and massage parlors in Ho Chi Minh City are allowed to resume operation from January 10, 2022, the Municipal People's Committee has decided.
Central province reports 14 Omicron cases
Culture 31/12/2021 14:00VGP – The central province of Quang Nam has reported that 14 passengers from the Republic of Korea and the U.S. tested positive for Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Netherlands finances US$19.5 million for climate adaptation project in Vinh Long
Culture 30/12/2021 13:53VGP – Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha and Dutch Ambassador to Viet Nam Elsbeth Akkerman signed an agreement for Development Related Investment Infrastructure Vehicle (DRIVE) funded by the Netherlands Invest International, to support the Vinh Long Climate Resilience Project.
Ha Noi quarantines entrants from Omicron-hit countries
Culture 28/12/2021 14:14VGP – Arrivals to Ha Noi from countries where the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been detected shall be required to undergo mandatory quarantine regardless of their vaccination or recovery history.
Ha Noi determined to minimize COVID-19 related deaths
Culture 27/12/2021 10:34VGP – The Ha Noi Health Department has asked medical facilities and hospitals to not refuse the admission of COVID-19 patients and give a priority to COVID-19 high-risk groups in a bid to minimize COVID-19 related deaths.
Quang Ninh ready for re-serving int’l tourists
Culture 22/12/2021 18:55VGP – The northern province of Quang Ninh, home to a UNESCO World Heritage site, is expected to receive a group of visitors from the RoK, the first international tourists with vaccine passports, on January 7, 2022 under a pilot tourism plan.
IFC invests US$30 million in waste-to-energy plant in Bac Ninh
Culture 21/12/2021 15:36VGP - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed US$30 million to the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of support for Viet Nam to help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Localities activate mobile medical stations amid sharp spike of COVID-19 cases
Culture 20/12/2021 18:17VGP – Localities have put mobile medical stations into operation, sped up vaccine rollout, and develop community-based COVID-19 prevention teams in response to increasing number of domestic infections.
UNFPA provides medical supplies for 21 localities in combating COVID-19
Culture 16/12/2021 12:46VGP - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Viet Nam on December 15 handed over the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medical equipment to health facilities in 21 localities including Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi.
HCMC: Students back to physical schools
Culture 13/12/2021 16:15VGP – About 150,000 students of 9th and 12th grades in Ho Chi Minh City have returned face-to-face learning on December 13 after taking online learning for seven months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capital to spend VND 1.8 trillion addressing traffic congestion
Culture 10/12/2021 14:44VGP – The Ha Noi People’s Council has passed a resolution on the program of addressing traffic congestion and ensuring traffic safety in the city for the 2021-2025 period with total funding of VND1.8 trillion (US$80 million).
HCM City to inject third COVID-19 vaccine jab from December 10
Culture 08/12/2021 19:45VGP - Ho Chi Minh City will administer additional and booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to its residents from December 10, according to the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
All adults in eight localities fully vaccinated
Culture 07/12/2021 10:04VGP – Eight localities have vaccinated 100 percent of residents aged 18 and above against Coronavirus with two doses, according to the Ministry of Health.
HCMC ranks 6th out of 57 cities for expats to live and work abroad
Culture 06/12/2021 13:49VGP – Ho Chi Minh City ranks 6th out of 57 global cities for expats to live and work abroad in 2021, according to the latest report from InterNations.
Ha Noi's high school students to go back schools from next week
Culture 03/12/2021 15:22VGP – High school students in Ha Noi’s safe areas will go back to schools from December 6, the municipal People’s Committee announced Thursday.
Physical learning to be reopened in HCMC on pilot basis
Culture 01/12/2021 16:52VGP – Ho Chi Minh City has decided to reopen schools for students of 1st, 9th and 12th grades from December 13 while five-year-old kids may return to schools two weeks later.
Heavy rains, floods leave ten dead, missing in central Viet Nam
Culture 01/12/2021 14:10VGP – Floods triggered by heavy rains in some central provinces have left ten people dead and missing, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported Wednesday morning.
