More than 2,000 new COVID cases confirmed on Tuesday

A memorial service for Kostas Sarantidis, the only foreigner to ever be honoured with the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces of Việt Nam, took place at the Military Region  五 Funeral Home in central Đà Nẵng City on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has signed an official dispatch No  六 八 三/CĐ-TTg to direct agencies to visit and support the families of three firefighters, who died while tackling a blaze at ISIS karaoke bar at Quan Hoa Street at about  二 pm on Monday. In days gone by, rubber sandals were very much the preferred footwear in Vietnam. Made from tyres of military vehicles seized during the war just about everyone wore them. A local brand Vua Dép Lốp (King of Rubber Sandal) is helping to bring them back in a big way, thanks in part to their sustainability. Trần Thị Ngọc, one of six members of the animal care team at Thủ Lệ Zoo, is assigned to look after wild animals such as tigers, lions and bears. Lê Tấn Sang is a senior student at the Phạm Ngọc Thạch Medical University in HCMC and a volunteer fighting the pandemic. He shared his story of overcoming adversity to help save lives during the darkest hours of last year's outbreak. Hành trình Đỏ (Red Journey), the country’s largest-scale blood donation campaign, has contributed to changing awareness of people about voluntary blood donation. The High People's Court in Hà Nội on Monday passed a final sentence for five former leaders and workers of the multilevel Liên Kết Việt Joint Stock Company, who had applied for punishment reduction. Three firefighters from Cầu Giấy District died while tackling a blaze at  二 三 一 Quan Hoa Street at about  二 pm on Monday, police in Hà Nội announced. The traffic situation on the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây expressway has been congested in recent days after an electronic toll collection (ETC) was put into operation.