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Alarms raised on e-cigarettes after emergency cases involved students

The percentage of people aged above 15 who use e-cigarettes rose from 0.2 per cent in 2015 to 3.6 per cent in 2020.

Debate continues about whether to collect entry fee to Hoi An

Hoi An has decided to postpone collecting entry fees from tourists until it can draw up a plan that can receive wide support from the public.

Citizens warned of increasingly cunning tricks of cyber scams

Seeing that sensitive information leaks have been reported recently, SGGP Newspaper has conducted an interview with Deputy Head Trieu Manh Tung of the Department of Cyber Security and Hi-tech Crime Prevention (under the Public Security Ministry).

Cash-trashed employees queue overnight for one-time social insurance withdrawal

Insurance agencies in Ho Chi Minh City saw thousands of cash-trashed employees queuing overnight for one-time withdrawal of social insurance premiums.

More Covid-19 cases including serious cases reported in VN

Vietnamese Ministry of Health yesterday announced the country recorded 183 cases of Covid-19 without deaths in the day.

David Riddle appointed Tan Hiep Phat CEO

According to a statement released on April 11 by Tan Hiep Phat, David Riddle has been appointed CEO and legal representative of the beverage corporation.

HCM City to spend US$433 million on poverty reduction

Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City plan to spend more than 10.2 trillion VND (433 million USD) on a sustainable poverty reduction programme this year.

One dead, two crew in coma of docked Panama ship

Authorities in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa are investigating how one crew member died and two others fell into comas on a Panama cargo ship while anchored at Nghi Son Port.

HCMC’s metro line firm faces shutdown

The cash-strapped HCMC Urban Railway No. 1 Co. Ltd. (HURC1), the city’s Metro Line No. 1 operator, has been on the verge of going bankrupt given prolonged financial constraints.

British tourist drops sex assault allegation

A British tourist who claimed she had been sexually assaulted on a cruise ship in Ha Long Bay has told police she no longer wants to press charges.

Promoting family role in preserving culture of ethnic minority areas

Many ethnic minority families still preserve their cultural traditions, customs, and rituals, performing rituals on holidays, maintaining family cultural activities, so that true values, goodness and beauty are naturally transmitted.

Foreign entries via HCM City airport must test negative for SARS-CoV-2

The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to require foreign entries via Tan Son Nhat International Airport to have negative testing results before exiting.

Schools still confused about handling Covid-19 cases

After one week, preschools and primary schoolers in Ho Chi Minh City come back to schools for direct learning, the number of Covid-19 students tends to increase.

Hue CDC leader detained for alleged bidding irregularities of test kits

The Police Investigation Agency of Thua Thien-Hue Province has detained Hoang Van Duc, director of the provincial CDC, and launched criminal proceedings against him for allegedly violating bidding regulations and gouging prices of Covid test kits.

Covid-19 rapid test price reduced to VND78,000 per test

The Ministry of Health, on February 19, issued Circular No.02/2022/TT-BTY regulating the price for Covid-19 testing services, effective from February 21.

Cold spell to cause temperatures to drop as the north faces frosty conditions

A strong cold spell is forecast to hit the country's northern and north-central regions starting from February 13, bringing with it spells of rain, frost, and a drop in temperatures to below six degrees Celsius in some mountainous areas.

Public investment in two expressways in the South

The Ministry of Transport has just submitted to the Prime Minister a pre-feasibility study report on two highway projects of Bien Hoa - Vung Tau and Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang.

HCMC closely monitor foreign arrivals receiving home care

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health yesterday said that the city is closely monitoring arrivals from foreign countries in isolation at home to prevent infection of the Omicron variant.

HCMC: In-person learning for students in grades 1, 2, 5 must be priority

The return to class of primary school students after Tet holidays will be based on spirit of volunteering, said the Department of Training and Education of HCMC.

Govt allows purchase of 21.9 million Pfizer doses for children under 12

The Government has approved the procurement of 21.9 million doses of the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children aged between five and 11.