The historic flood of August 1971 broke 400 km of the Red River dike, engulfing 200,000 hectares of rice crops and forcing Hoa Long residents to move to Kim Linh mountain to avoid the raging waters. The flood also swept away idols of Diem village's tutelary deities. … [Read more...] about Tales of 300-year-old national relic
21 year old dies in car accident
One-year-old boy from Russia becomes Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient
The country’s most seriously ill Covid-19 patient, a British man known as "patient 91" that works as a pilot for national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, had been transferred from the HCMC Hospital of Tropical Diseases to Cho Ray Hospital last week after he was announced Covid-19 free. … [Read more...] about One-year-old boy from Russia becomes Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient
One-year-old boy becomes Vietnam’s 328th Covid-19 patient
According to the committee, the boy returned from Russia May 13 on a flight which has reported 34 virus infection cases so far. He tested negative for the virus on the first day after arriving but then his samples showed positive on May 28 and May 29. He and all the passengers have been quarantined since landing at Van Don International Airport. … [Read more...] about One-year-old boy becomes Vietnam’s 328th Covid-19 patient
First two UN peacekeepers die of COVID-19
A UN peacekeeper patrols outside the mosque in Mopti, central Mali: two members of the peacekeeping mission have died of coronavirus, the organisation said. (Photo: AFP/Sebastien Rieussec) Out of the some 100,000 UN troops deployed on about 15 different missions around the world, these two are the first whose deaths were directly linked to the pandemic. … [Read more...] about First two UN peacekeepers die of COVID-19
Vu Mao, innovator of Vietnam’s National Assembly, dies at 80
Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly Office, is in an interview with Lao Dong newspaper in an undated photo. He was a key architect behind the first live television broadcast of a National Assembly session in mid-1994 – PHOTO: LDO HCMC – Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office, who was a key architect of the lawmaking body’s innovations, died at 1.39 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at the age of 80. … [Read more...] about Vu Mao, innovator of Vietnam’s National Assembly, dies at 80
