Vietnam News Today August 18 Hanoi Students to Begin School Year on September 1
Vietnam News Today (August 18): Hanoi remains at high risk of Covid-19 community infection Hanoi students begin their school year on September 1; HCM City receives more assistance for Covid-19 fight; Isolation deepens as pandemic kills peak season tourism on Ly Son Island
Party chief sends encouragement to Ho Chi Minh City authorities, people
NDO/VNA – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed on August 17 that the Party Central Committee and its Secretariat, Politburo and permanent Secretariat members always stand side by side with administration and people of Ho Chi Minh City and closely follow the situation to give
Vietnam records additional 9,605 COVID-19 cases
NDO/VNA – The Ministry of Health reported an additional 9,605 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 17, including 10 imported and 9,595 domestic cases.
Hanoi utilises social distancing to eliminate F0 cases from the community
NDO – According to some experts, the number of COVID-19 infections (F0) in Hanoi has been decreasing during the time of social distancing but the reduction is not sharp nor sustainable; therefore, the capital city should continue to take advantage of social distancing to expand testing and
Ambassador congratulates Lao journalists on Media and Publication Day
NDO/VNA - Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung and representatives from Vietnamese press agencies' offices in Laos on August 17 came to the Lao Journalists’ Association (LJA) to congratulate them on the 71st anniversary of the Lao Media and Publication Day (August 13).
UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam honoured with friendship insignia
NDO - Outgoing United Nations' Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra was presented with the "For peace and friendship among nations" insignia by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) in recognition of his contributions to promoting Vietnam's position in the system
PM orders law revision to create new impetus for development
NDO/VNA - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 17 requested the Ministry of Justice and relevant ministries to study and build a law to amend many others to remove bottlenecks that have existed for many years in order to create new impetus for development, especially in the context of the
