One student dies due to suspected food poisoning in Vietnam
Apr 05, 2024, at 11:05 pm
A fifth-grade student died and dozens of others were hospitalised on Friday morning in Vietnam's central city of Nha Trang after having breakfast sold by street vendors or at local food stalls, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Nearly 200 people hospitalised in Vietnam due to suspected food poisoning
Mar 15, 2024, at 09:49 pm
At least 195 people in Vietnam's central city of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, were rushed to hospitals due to suspected food poisoning after recently having meals at a local chicken rice eatery, local media reported Friday.
Southern Vietnam registers six monkey pox deaths
Dec 22, 2023, at 11:12 pm
Ten southern localities of Vietnam have reported 117 monkey pox cases, including six deaths, according to the Institute Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.
Viet Nam: UN rights office condemns crackdown on climate activists
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:53 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concern at the spate of recent arrests and convictions of human rights defenders pushing for clean energy reforms in Viet Nam.
Vietnam's capital Hanoi likely to become dengue fever hotspot
Jul 12, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam's capital city Hanoi could become a hotspot for dengue fever soon, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the country's National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology, and Entomology.
Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:03 pm
New York: Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Vietnamese capital cancels high school reopening due to Covid-19 resurgence
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Hanoi/UNI/Xinhua: The Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Monday made a last-minute change to the previously announced plan regarding high school reopening as many Covid-19 community transmissions have been detected in the last few days, making it risky for students.
Vietnam capital urges anti-Covid measures as transmissions hit record points
Nov 19, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Hanoi,/UNI/Xinhua: The Vietnamese capital Hanoi is implementing drastic measures to counter the surge of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, which have hit records in the past few days.
Vietnam: Govt initiates mass testing amid detection of new COVID-19 variant
May 31, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam is aiming to tackle a fresh COVID-19 outbreak by conducting mass testing in Ho Chi Minh City, media reports said.
Vietnam records new variant of COVID-19 virus
May 29, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam has recorded a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the country's health ministry said.
Vietnam fights COVID-19: People overlooking Chinese vaccine, opting for AstraZeneca
Mar 13, 2021, at 04:52 pm
Hanoi: People in Vietnam, the country where vaccination drive against COVID-19 started recently, are overlooking Chinese made vaccines and are opting for the vaccine developed by British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca instead, media reports said.
Vietnam approves AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19
Jan 30, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: The Vietnamese authorities have approved the use of the AtraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine against COVID-19, the government news portal reported on Saturday.
Vietnam tests COVID-19 vaccine on monkeys
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: COVID-19 vaccine testing started in Vietnam on Monday on monkeys, according to the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production (Vabiotech) under the country's Ministry of Health.
Millions affected as devastating typhoon strikes Viet Nam
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: A major typhoon has struck central Viet Nam, affecting millions of people – including about 2.5 million children – in a region already reeling from the effects of severe floods, according to UN agencies in the country.
Vietnam reports 12 new COVID-19 cases in community, 558 in total
Aug 01, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday morning, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 558, according to its Ministry of Health.
Vietnam records new COVID-19 case, 1st in community in 100 days
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 case in the community on Saturday after going through nearly 100 days without any local cases, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Vietnam records 2 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:55 am
Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam on Sunday reported two new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing its total number of confirmed cases to 372 with zero fatalities so far, according to its Ministry of Health.
Vietnam reports no COVID-19 cases, total confirmed cases remain at 270
Apr 26, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, meaning that the number of confirmed cases in the country remained at 270, according to its Ministry of Health.
Vietnam's COVID-19 cases increase to 260
Apr 12, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed two new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total in the country to 260.
Vietnam suspends visas to tourists from coronavirus-hit areas
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:25 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Vietnam’s Public Security Agency asked immigration authorities to suspend visas to tourists from areas affected by the Chinese coronavirus, the government said on its news website on Thursday.
Profiting from urban waste in Vietnam
Dec 22, 2018, at 08:13 am
New York, Dec 22 (IBNS): Women in Hoi An city in Viet Nam are profiting from rubbish and other waste while helping to create a more sustainable urban environment, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).