ABO/VNA - Hanoi has raised its COVID-19 alert level as it is currently at “very high“ risk of coronavirus transmission, according to Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

ABO/VNS - HCM City plans to widen a section of Nguyen Duy Trinh Street in District 9, one of the city's accident hotspots, to 30m at a cost of more than VND800 billion (US$34.5 million).

ABO/VNS - Victims of human trafficking who are uninsured will be granted health insurance cards free of charge.

ABO/VNA - The tropical storm is set to make landfall on Vietnam's Red river delta and Thanh Hoa province tomorrow evening.

ABO/VNA - Eight more people in the central city of Da Nang have tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the acute respiratory disease (COVID-19).

ABO/VNA - Up to 99.2 percent of Hanoians aged above 15 are literate, the highest level among the country's 63 provinces and cities, according to a report of the municipal Party Committee on the city's education and training.

ABO/HANOITIMES - Enhanced transport infrastructure would help expand the development to Hanoi's southern part and form economic triangles of Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh and Hanoi – Thanh Hoa – Nghe An.

ABO/VNS - Gia Dinh People's Hospital in HCM City on Thursday began accepting electronic payment of hospital fees to reduce waiting time and increase patient satisfaction.

ABO/VNA - While news agencies are facing decreasing revenues from readership, advertisement and the State budget, digital transformation is required to help media survive, develop and catch up with the developments of the region and the world.