Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan has said that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh would chair a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control this weekend to deliberate the downgrading of COVID-19 from its current placement in Class A infectious diseases down to Class B.

The main segments of the second-phase construction of Vinh Tuy bridge spanning Hong (Red) River (Vinh Tuy Bridge 2) in Hanoi was connected on May 30.

All the eight Vietnamese students won prizes at the Asia-Pacific Physics Olympiad (APhO) 2023, including four bronze medals and four certificates of merit, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

The capital city of Hanoi has launched its one-month anti-speeding communications campaign starting May 30 in a bid to raise drivers’ awareness of the matter and ensure road safety.

PSNews - The project, funded by the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), started in July 2020 with a funding of over 88,000 USD, preserving 500 degraded plates of woodblock at the National Archives Centre IV.

Memorial and burial services were held on May 25 at the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Duc Co district (Gia Lai) for the remains of 22 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who fell down in Cambodia during the wartime.

Two people carrying Vietnamese identification papers were among 11 victims killed in a recent severe road accident in Jingxi city of Guangxi region in China, thereby bringing the total number of Vietnamese victims up to 13 including two injured, according to the Consulate General of Vietnam in China’s Nanning city.

PSNews - A ceremony was held in May at Dong Co temple in Tay Ho District, Hanoi City to celebrate the 995th anniversary of the Loyalty Oath Festival and receive a decision recognising the festival as National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2023.

 President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 75 young people from the Party Committee of the Central Agencies’ Bloc who are role models in following late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings in Hanoi on May 25.

PSNews - As reported, the flagpole check-in point is located at the entrance of the 2.4 field hospital. The project aims to make a good impression on international guests as well as patients when coming to the hospital, showing national pride, and contributing to beautifying the landscape space in the hospital's background.

PSNews - After excellently winning their fourth SEA Games gold medal in a row, members of the Vietnamese women's football team arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 9:30pm on May 16 to the warm welcome of many fans.

A France-Vietnam Job Fair was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 13 by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) and the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF).

President Vo Van Thuong on May 13 attended a ceremony to launch a programme to provide housing support to poor households in the northern province of Dien Bien, which aims to build 7,000-8,000 houses for the needy in the locality and some Northwestern provinces within one year.

Hydroelectric reservoirs' water levels are lower than annual averages, according to a May 10 report from Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), and 10 are either close to or under the 'dead level'.

 PSNews - The 42nd UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year competition (national round) was kicked off on May 9 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has sent a document to ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Government agencies asking for their coordination in the drafting of a circular on reducing fees and charges to ease difficulties for people and businesses.