Vietnam successfully organises parliamentary election amid COVID-19 threats
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: “It can be said that the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all-levels for the 2021 to 2026 term has taken place successfully,” Secretary General of the Vietnamese National Assembly Bui Van Cuong announced […]
Official points out reasons for fourth Covid-19 wave in Vietnam
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspape HANOI: Illegal migrants, lax management at quarantine areas, and people’s ignoring virus prevention regulations have been pointed out as the main causes for the new Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam. Speaking at a government meeting on May 20, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh […]
Vietnam to have locally-made COVID-19 vaccine in August
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: A Made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be officially available this August, according to a local medical official. Major-General Nguyen Xuan Kien, head of the Military Medical Department, told a press conference in Hanoi on April 9 that besides the COVID-19 […]
Animal abusers to face fines in Vietnam
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: Animal abusers in Vietnam will be fined following a newly-issued decree on animal husbandry violations by the government. According to the decree, individuals could be fined VND1 million ($43) to VND3 million ($129) if they beat, cage, or neglect their animals. […]
Vietnamese little girl back home following recovery from 12th-floor balcony fall
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: The girl who was rescued after falling from the 12th floor of an apartment building in Hanoi is now at home after she recovered well and was discharged from the hospital in good health condition. On Friday morning, the three-year-old […]
Vietnam honours hero for saving toddler falling from 12th floor balcony
By Phong Lan Deputy Head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: A Hanoi man has been praised and rewarded by local authorities and the wide public after he saved a baby girl who fell from the 12th floor of an apartment building in the city. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday […]
Vietnam receives first batch of Covid-19 vaccine
By Phong Lan Deputy head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Vietnam on February 24, which is hoped to curb the latest virus outbreak in the country. Deputy Minister of Health, Truong Quoc Cuong said that 117,600 doses of Covid-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca arrived […]
Healthy success: Vietnam is world’s second most successful country in handling CVOVID-19 pandemic
HANOI: Vietnam is Asia’s most successful country in handling the coronavirus pandemic and the world’s second best, a performance index published by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute indicates. The COVID Performance Index – Deconstructing Pandemic Responses showed that countries in Asia-Pacific proved the most successful in dealing with the pandemic, while Europe and the Americas were […]
Hundreds of cattle die in severe cold weather in northern Vietnam
By Phong Lan- Deputy head of the World News Desk Dantri Online Newspaper HANOI: More than 600 cattle have died after days of extreme cold weather in some northern and central mountainous regions of Vietnam, the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Control said Wednesday in a report. A biting cold snap has ravaged […]
Northern Kyrgyzstan, Con Dao (Vietnam), Isphahan (Iran) selected by NYT among top places to visit in 2021
SEOUL: Northern Kyrgyzstan, Con Dao, an archipelago of 16 mostly uninhabited islets just off the southern coast of Vietnam, and Isphahan, Iran, have been selected by the New York Times among 52 places to visit in 2021. “We asked readers to tell us about the spots that have delighted, inspired and comforted them in a […]
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