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Medical aid from Poland arrives in Vietnam

Vietnam has seen a rapid increase in Covid-19 infections and deaths since late April owing to the spread of the delta variant of the virus, and the country does not have enough doses to secure vaccinations for all those willing to have one. Luong Thai Linh/PAP/EPA

An airplane carrying nearly 8 tonnes of humanitarian aid landed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Saturday morning, as part of Poland's help for a country facing an increasingly difficult epidemiological situation, the Polish embassy in Hanoi has said.

On 8 September, 1968, accountant Ryszard Siwiec set himself on fire to protest against Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Before dowsing himself in a flammable solvent, Siwiec had distributed protest leaflets, and held a banner saying “For our freedom and yours.” In the days that followed, any news on the incident was censored and the secret police spread rumours that the 57-year-old accountant was drunk and mentally unstable in an effort to discredit him.

Poland sends over half a million Covid vaccines to Vietnam

A shipment of more than half a million doses of Astra Zeneca's Covid vaccine was due to leave for Vietnam on Friday as part of Poland's help for a country facing an increasingly difficult epidemiological situation, the foreign ministry said on Friday.

Medical aid from Poland to be sent to Vietnam

Poland's deputy minister of foreign affairs has said that in the coming days a transport of Covid-19 vaccines and medical equipment will be delivered to Vietnam.

Rare Javan bantengs born in Polish zoo

Two Javan bantengs, belonging to a cow species considered endangered, were born in the Wrocław Zoo, in south-western Poland.

Hitting the pig time! Sales of pork products and ‘special vehicles’ see exports to Vietnam surge

The dramatic 18% increase has been attributed to Covid-19, the US-China trade dispute and a new EU trade deal.

Hello, is it me you’re looking for? Rare mouse-deer thought to be extinct found in Vietnamese forest

The silver-backed Chevrotain which was found by scientists from the Global Wildlife Conservation with the support of Wrocław Zoo, is on a list of 25 most-wanted lost species.

Polish professor receives honorary doctorate in Vietnam

Professor Cezary Madryas, Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology, ­received a honoris causa doctorate on Friday of the Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam.

Polish accountant helps save lives in Asia with ground-breaking technology firm

Dajer along with his wife run a pioneering company developing affordable and life-saving technology for hospitals.

Destination city hall: Vietnamese woman hopes to bring a soothing note to Warsaw politics

Hanoi-born music therapist Dao Minh Thuy is running for a seat on the capital’s council.

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