In the context of the extensive digitalisation of services and multidimensional impacts of COVID-19, the behavior and expectation of Vietnamese consumers have changed, turning digital payment into an evitable trend of the economy and their priority.

Results of dioxin treatment technology tested at Bien Hoa airport, the most contaminated spot in Vietnam, were released at a seminar in Hanoi on June 15.

As of June, Vietnam had 883 urban areas of all types across the country, representing an urbanisation rate of 41%, up 0.6% from the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese researcher Dr. Le Viet Ha and his associates have won 2022 Best Paper Awards by Micromachines, a peer-reviewed, open access journal on the science and technology of small structures, devices and systems.

VOV.VN - Hue Festival 2022, scheduled to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 25 to 30, is expected to set a new record - the longest banquet table in Asia.

Major General Nguyen Tuan Anh, head of the Department of Fire Prevention, Fighting and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security, has attended the 32nd General Conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs of Asia (IFCAA).

Metaverse Village made its debut and a symposium on Metaverse was held in the central city of Da Nang on June 15 within the framework of TECHFEST Vietnam 2022.

VOV.VN - The Israeli Embassy in Vietnam joined with H’Hen Nie, Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, to debut a Room to Read library at an elementary school in Phuc Than commune of Than Uyen district in the northern province of Lai Chau.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery has met with Vietnamese alumni who studied at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) of France, and important partners in charge of training senior Vietnamese officials.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang paid a working visit to Montpellier in Herault province of the Occitanie region in southern France on June 13-14 as part of activities aimed at stepping up co-operation between both nations.

The Vietnam Sustainable Urban Development Forum 2022 will be jointly organised by the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies in Hanoi from June 16- 17, according to the commission.

Birds of Vietnamese seas and islands are featured on a set of postage stamps to be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

An event honouring 100 outstanding blood donors nationwide, particularly during COVID-19 outbreaks, is slated for mid-August, as part of myriad activities marking World Blood Donor Day (June 14) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A workshop to celebrate the completion of eight-year USAID/PATH Healthy Markets project and launch the new five-year USAID/PATH Support for Technical Excellence and Private Sector Sustainability in Vietnam (STEPS) project was held in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam and the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on June 14 marked 22 years of the partnership between Soc Trang and Canada and reviewed the results of the Canadian-funded SME development project.

VOV.VN - At least four passengers were killed and 12 others were injured after a sleeper bus hit a motorcycle and overturned in Ninh Binh city on June 13 evening.

The Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB has spotted a mass-scale phishing campaign targetting their clients by impersonating 27 Vietnamese financial institutions.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has grabbed five gold, four silver, and three bronze awards at the Information Technology (IT) World Awards 2022.

Border guards in the northern border province of Dien Bien said they have broken two drug trafficking rings dealing from Laos to Vietnam.

Districts 1, 3 and Thu Duc City of Ho Chi Minh City will have smart public lighting systems under a draft plan prepared by the municipal construction department.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has made significant progress in accomplishing recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) on Vietnamese seafood as part of its efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide 13 liquid oxygen systems to healthcare facilities across Vietnam to support the care of severe COVID-19 patients.

VOV.VN - The United States will provide an additional US$19 million in grant to help clear leftover unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on June 13 launched a new project to help Vietnam control the increasingly serious wildlife trafficking situation.

VOV.VN - The past decade has seen Vietnam move up more than 30 spots in terms of the corruption perception index, as ranked by Transparency International (TI).

A new decree raising the regional minimum wage for labourers was approved on June 12 by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

A meeting took place in the south-central province of Phu Yen to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, which began on June 1.

VOV.VN - Scientists at Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography said they have successfully bred Nemo clownfish for the first time.

VOV.VN - The Animal Health Department of Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, has culled 1,700 ducks and 30 chickens found to be positive for the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has urged localities and people to be on high alert for cases of dengue fever as the number of infections has increased by 53% compared to the same period from last year.