VOV.VN - Men’s football matches at the coming SEA Games 31 in Vietnam are scheduled to kick off on May 6 and last till May 22. Following is the tentative schedule for the fixtures.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy showed signs of steady recovery in the first three months of the year, securing estimated growth of 5% and controlling the consumer price index at 1.92%.

VOV.VN - The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) is set to get underway in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring localities from May 12 to 23, that will attract the participation of approximately 10,000 people.

VOV.VN - Arrivals entering the country are not required to quarantine and children under two years-old don’t need to take COVID-19 tests, according to the latest medical guidance on COVID-19 prevention and control as outlined by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone's official visit to Vietnam is being made prior to the 40th anniversary of both nations’ diplomatic relations on June 24, a date which has a historical meaning in mutual ties.

VOV.VN - As many as 200,179,247 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given to people in Vietnam since the national vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, 2021, making Vietnam one of the world’s 10 leading countries with the highest vaccination rate.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has resumed international air routes to/from 20 countries and territories, and local airlines are currently considering opening up more routes to the Middle East and Turkey.

VOV.VN - The nation has to date recorded a total of 3,034,211 COVID-19 cases, including 2,336,967 recoveries during the fourth pandemic wave which initially began on April 27, 2021.

VOV.VN - Singapore currently represents the largest investor in Vietnam from the ASEAN region with total registered capital of US$66 billion.

VOV.VN - At present the nation is home to 14 elements which make it onto the UNESCO-recognised list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

VOV.VN - Vietnam boasts a diverse range of unique traditional dishes that are too good to miss during the traditional lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - As of 6 p.m. on January 15, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,001,625 COVID-19 cases, including 1,715,147 recoveries during the fourth wave of the pandemic which initially began on April 27, 2021.

VOV.VN - An official visit to Vietnam by Politburo member and Prime Minister of Laos Phankham Viphavanh from January 8 – 10 will serve to contribute to reinforcing the special solidarity and relationship between the two countries.

In 2021, despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, all three areas of agro-forestry and fisheries, industry and construction, and services posted higher growth rates compared to 2020.

Vietnam's Consumer Price Index edged up 1.84% year-on-year in 2021, the lowest ever recorded since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - The total new, adjusted capital and share purchases by foreign investors reached US$31.15 billion as of December 20, representing a year-on-year rise of 9.2%.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has announced procedures relating to the issuance of COVID-19 vaccine passports for Vietnamese citizens who have received one of the eight types of COVID-19 vaccines that have been licensed for use in the country by the Ministry.

VOV.VN - The morning of December 10 saw Vietnam surpass the milestone of injecting 130 million COVID-19 vaccines doses nationwide, according to data released by the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam shipped US$43 billion worth of agro-forestry-fishery products abroad during January-November, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has granted approval to the inoculation of booster and additional COVID-19 vaccine shots, with priority given to those over 50 and frontline workers.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam reached US$26.46 billion as of November 20, up 0.1% year on year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam – Switzerland relationship has recorded remarkable progress across several fields, ranging from politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, development cooperation, to culture, education-training, and people-to-people exchange over the past half a century.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan have become important partners ever since diplomatic ties were first established 48 years ago on September 21, 1973.

Vietnam’s overseas investment totalled US$646.03 million in the first ten months of 2021, up 35.1% year-on-year, data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed.

VOV.VN - More than 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered nationwide since the start of the country’s vaccine rollout, with 88% of the adult population having had at least one shot, according to the Ministry of Health.

During the 23 years of its APEC membership, Vietnam has made active and proactive contributions to the forum, thereby helping to promote regional peace, stability, cooperation, and economic connectivity and maintain APEC’s role as a leading mechanism for economic connectivity in Asia-Pacific.

Cuc Phuong, a famous tourist destination and natural attraction near Hanoi, was named Asia's leading national park at the 2021 World Travel Awards.

For the first time, Vietnam has five culinary world records recognised by both the World Records Union (WorldKings) and the World Records Association (WRA).

Vietnam enjoyed a year-on-year rise of 13.1% in the export revenue of agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first 10 months of this year to nearly US$38.75 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of US$16 billion.