47 year old woman dies of flu

According to the ministry's report, the 47-year-old woman landed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 10. She was sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in her second testing on January 24. The patient is now being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. With this new infection case, the number of imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 855. As of 6 pm on January 25, a total of 1,425 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, 20,890 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home. … [Read more...] about Woman tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 after returning from Indonesia

Last year’s "Denmark in Your Eyes" contest, with the theme of "Learning about Denmark and Denmark-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations”, received a total of nearly 16,000 entries. The grand prize was awarded to Nguyen Duc Vuong, a 15-year old student from Hung Yen Province. As many as 20 other individual prizes went to students from provinces and cities across the country such as Hanoi, Khanh Hoa, Tien Giang, Dong Nai and Binh Thuan. … [Read more...] about Painting contest encourages sustainable lifestyle among children

This year, the Tax Department will continue to review, analyze inspection data and examine a number of organizations and individuals that run ecommerce businesses in the capital city. The department, in coordination with commercial banks and trading platforms will collect data and instruct ecommerce operators to fulfil their tax obligations. … [Read more...] about Hanoian girl pays over VND23 billion in income taxes on app development

Peach, kumquat tree growers busy ahead of Tet Gardeners growing peaches in Nhat Tan Village and kumquat trees in Tu Lien Village in Hanoi's Tay Ho District are busy preparing thousands of peach roots and kumquat pots for the Tet (Lunar New Year) market. … [Read more...] about Peach blossoms cover Hanoi village

Tran To Nga graduated from a Hanoi university in 1966 and became a war correspondent of the Liberation News Agency, now the Vietnam News Agency. She worked in some of the most heavily AO/Dioxin affected areas in southern Vietnam such as Cu Chi, Ben Cat and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, ultimately experiencing contamination effects herself. … [Read more...] about French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers