Leaders of the central city of Da Nang hailed contributions by the community of foreigners to local development at a meeting held on January 6, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - The Dien Bien provincial Border Guard Command in collaboration with local authorities have held a border spring programme to support people in need to have a joyful Lunar New Year Festival.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has announced environmental protection rankings on its own indicators for assessing the results of environmental protection in localities nationwide.

VOV.VN - The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 6 to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, for approximately 1,600 overseas Vietnamese returning home from all over the world.

VOV.VN - The drug-related crime investigation Police Division (PC04) in collaboration with relevant agencies on January 6 arrested three suspects charged with trafficking drugs from Germany to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The northern border province of Quang Ninh has initiated plans to welcome back Chinese tourists to the locality following the northern neighbour moving to lift its stringent zero-COVID policy.

VOV.VN - Numerous activities have been held for local residents in Bach Long Vi island district of Hai Phong city to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year).

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the Phu Nhuan Jewelry JSC (PNJ) have jointly launched a “zero-dong mini supermarket” programme as part of the efforts to care for the needy in the city ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important annual festival of Vietnamese people that falls in late January.

Police have launched criminal proceedings against and temporarily detained former Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Tran Viet Thai for the charge of “abusing position and power while performing duties”.

More than 200 documents, photos and objects featuring the Paris negotiations for the signing of an agreement on ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) 50 years ago are being displayed in Hanoi.

A web portal collecting data of natural resources and wildlife conservation in Da Nang City has been introduced.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese and Cambodian anti-drug forces held their third meeting on January 5 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Hanoi People’s Court on January 4 passed sentences against 36 defendants for violations related to equipment procurement bidding packages for a hospital project at Dong Nai General Hospital.

Gender imbalance at birth in Vietnam must be rectified, or it will produce unpredictable consequences and threaten population stability and the sustainable development of the country, the Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population and Family Planning said.

VOV.VN - Air quality in the capital was recorded at very unhealthy levels on January 5, exemplified by a thick haze that has blanketed the city.

VOV.VN - A 10-year-old boy trapped inside an empty concrete pillar 35m deep under the ground has died at the construction site of a bridge project in Phu Loi commune of Dong Thap province, southern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Despite the daily number of COVID-19 cases sharply declining, Ho Chi Minh City has recorded several infections caused by the XBB or BA.2.10 sub-strain of the Omicron COVID variant, announced the Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases on January 4.

People and export goods going through border gates in Mong Cai city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, will no longer have to undergo COVID-19 RT-PCR testing from January 8, according to the city’s administration.

Distortions of history in cinematographic activities will be subject to fines of VND40 - VND50 million (US$1,700 - US$2,100), according to a new decree of the Government.

Many sectors and units in Ho Chi Minh City have strengthened the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in various fields, aiming to enhancing the efficiency of production, promoting administrative reform and improving investment environment.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong has emphasised the necessity to strengthen supervision and take more samples for COVID-19 testing at border gates besides maintaining the current pandemic prevention and control measures as usual.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has only recorded several dozens of new coronavirus infections on a daily basis during the past few days, indicating the pandemic has still been kept under control in the country.

The Ministry of Public Security is striving to complete investigations into the Viet A and rescue flight cases in January, Chief of the Office of the ministry Lieut. Gen To An Xo informed the press during the Government’s regular press conference in Hanoi on January 3.

Vietnam is forecast to face fewer storms and tropical depressions in 2023 than in previous years, according to the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration.

VOV.VN - Local astronomy lovers will have the chance to enjoy the sight of the Quadrantids, the first major meteor shower of the year as it reaches its peak between nightfall and dawn on January 4.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has worked out a plan to develop itself into a smart, modern, green, clean, beautiful, and safe city, as well as being the leading centre of innovation, development research, and technology application and transfer, thereby being a significant science-technology hub in Southeast Asia.

Foreign and domestic companies are strongly eyeing to develop data centres in Vietnam, as demand for data storage in the country is increasing.

VOV.VN - Experimental equipment to detect future strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is being transferred free of charge by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to Ho Chi Minh City, with these items being handed over to the Vietnam - Germany University (VGU).

VOV.VN - Hordes of people returned to Hanoi on January 2 after enjoying a three-day New Year break, making major gateways to the city centre congested.

Eighty-three traffic accidents happened in the three days of the New Year, killing 50 people and injuring 51 others, an increase of 29.7%, 31.6% and 45.7%, respectively, according to the Ministry of Public Security.