The severe cold spell, which has blanketed the northern region as well as the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An for about 10 days now, is expected to end early this week.

President Vo Van Thuong attended a ceremony to announce the Master Plan of the central-coastal province of Quang Ngai for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, on December 24 as part of his working trip to the locality.

Thanks to significant achievements in medicine, increasing quality, and reasonable costs of medical examination and treatment services, Vietnam's healthcare establishments have attracted more and more foreign patients, including those from developed countries such as the US and Canada.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetings to priests and Catholics in the Bac Giang Parish as part of his trip to the northern province.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

VOV.VN - Various fun-filled activities and workshops were put on at the EU Christmas market, the first of its kind held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23.

Fifteen individuals and organisations were honoured at the Vietnam Digital Content Creation Award (VCA) 2023 during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 22.

A coal mine in the northern province of Quang Ninh has collapsed, leaving seven workers injured and one missing, according to local news reports.

More than 1,100 natural disasters have taken place across Vietnam this year, heard a conference held by the office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control in Hanoi on December 22.

VOV.VN - Temperatures across the north of the nation plummeted further due to the effect of a strong cold snap on the morning of December 22, with thicker frost forming on local mountaintops.