In photos: Leading experts dispatched to help Covid-19 hotspots
Medical experts from top hospitals and mobile police officers are heading to Bac Giang, Bac Ninh province to help ramp up coronavirus containment efforts.
As the two northern provinces Bac Giang and Bac Ninh are struggling with a new wave of coronavirus surge, the Ministry of Health is sending leading health experts from top hospitals in Hanoi, Da Nang, Hai Duong to help local personnel speed up contact tracing, screening, treatment and the establishment of field hospitals.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
On May 17 morning, 300 mobile police officers from the Mobile Police Command head to Bac Giang province to help local police to patrol and ensure security.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
Yen Bai province on Monday also sent a delegation of 15 experienced officials, doctors, medical staff to Bac Giang for medical supervision and assistance.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
20 medical experts from top facilities in Hanoi are also dispatched to the northern province. The experts are reportedly having expertise, in-depth experience in contact tracing and localization and named by Khong Minh Tuan, director of Hanoi Center for Disease Prevention and Control as the “anti-pandemic task force”.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
The team will conduct the mission under the leadership of Tuan and Tran Van Chung, deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Health.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
Earlier on May 16 afternoon, 267 officials, lecturers and students from Hai Duong University of Medical Technology made their way to Bac Giang and Bac Ninh for support. At 6 p.m., the volunteer team from Hai Duong province – once a Covid epicenter in the country’s third wave in February, arrived at Bac Giang. They started to take samples for testing immediately upon arrival.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
Volunteer students from Hai Duong heading to Bac Giang (Photo: Vietnamnet)
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
On May 15, a group of volunteer personnel, including 200 nurses, doctors, medical staff from Quang Ninh-based Vietnamese Sweden hospital reached Bac Giang. Modern medical equipment was brought along.
(Photo: Vietnamnet)
Medical staff working all night (Photo: Vietnamnet)
People waiting in line for Covid-19 testing (Photo: Vietnamnet)
Nguyen Quang Bao, a 12th-grade student in Mathematics Class 2 at Nguyen Chi Thanh High School for the Gifted (Lam Dong Province), has recently earned a scholarship from the University of Connecticut (United States).
"Month for listening to the people," the "Digital Front Portal," and the Social Trust Index are among the initiatives identified by the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front for implementation during the 2026-2031 term. These efforts aim to expand public participation, improve the quality of services provided to the people, and make people's satisfaction one of the key indicators for evaluating the Front's performance.
Amid the vast mountains of the highlands, simple classrooms still echo with the sound of students reading aloud. Under the early summer sunshine, Hmong and Ha Nhi ethnic minority students study attentively, continuing a story of perseverance and a desire for change through education.
On June 3, the People’s Committee of Hung Yen Province, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, organized the Hung Yen-Japan Connectivity Program. The event aimed to strengthen connectivity, promote investment and trade cooperation, and expand relations between Hung Yen Province and Japanese partners and businesses in a new stage of development.
In 2026, Gia Lai Province is implementing 16 emergency resettlement and population stabilization projects in disaster-prone areas, with a total investment of more than VND 2.1 trillion. The projects aim to provide safe housing for 1,495 households across eight communes that face high risks of landslides, flooding, and other natural disasters.
At the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of Italy, on the evening of June 2nd, the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City affirmed that they will continue to create favorable conditions for the Italian Consulate General and the Italian business community to operate effectively, while promoting extensive multifaceted cooperation.
On June 1, 2026, the Vietnam Film Institute, in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam, organized the opening ceremony of the Vietnam-Sweden Children's Film Week at Ngoc Khanh Cinema (Vietnam Film Institute).
At the 14th Congress of the Vietnam Trade Union for the 2026–2031 term, Nguyen Anh Tuan was re-elected as President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL). The 14th Executive Committee, comprising 135 official members, was also consolidated.