VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 3,088 new coronavirus infections on May 4, an increase of 379 cases compared to the previous day.

Experts from the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) warned that as summer approaches, people should closely monitor forecasts to have preventive measures in place for thunderstorms and tornadoes.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Youth Union is scheduled to hold the Southeast Asian Youth Festival on May 7 on the capital’s walking streets around Ho Guom (Returned Sword Lake) ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).

VOV.VN - During the recent four-day break marking Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1), a total of 55 people were killed and 84 were injured in 104 road accidents nationwide, according to statistics given by the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

Ho Chi Minh City needs 59,600-65,500 workers in the second quarter of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic has been brought under control, according to the Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information HCM City (Falmi).

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang made a two-day working trip to Nice city to seek stronger cooperation between Vietnamese localities and the French coastal city.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of a further 2,709 new COVID-19 cases on May 3, with no fresh daily fatalities relating to the disease being recorded for the first time since last July.

VOV.VN - With 13% of Vietnamese people carrying the Thalassemia gene, there are an estimated 14 million people in the nation carrying the diseased gene, of which the proportion of ethnic groups with this type of gene is up to 40%, including the Kinh ethnic group at 9.8%.

VOV.VN - More than 20 students have drowned across the country during the past week though the summer vacation is yet to arrive.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 3,123 new coronavirus infections in 53 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, falling nearly 600 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Matthew Keenan, a veteran of the Vietnam War, returns to the central city of Da Nang every year to work as a volunteer at of the Da Nang Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims to accompany, share, and help ease the pain of the past war.

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of Vietnam in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, recently held a get-together with representatives of the Vietnam-Germany Innovation Network (VGInetwork) marking the 47th anniversary of Vietnam’s Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has seen a constant fall in the number of new daily COVID-19 infections, with 3,717 confirmed on May 1, marking a drop of 1,391 cases from the previous day, according to the Health Ministry.

Phan Huy Anh Vu, director of the Department of Health of the southern province of Dong Nai, has been detained for allegedly violating bidding regulations.

An art exchange programme has been held in Moscow to mark the National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day, with the participation of representatives from the Vietnamese community in Russia.

The number of Vietnamese labourers aged from 15 reached some 51.2 million in the first quarter of this year, up 200,000 as compared with the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 5,109 coronavirus cases on April 30 in 59 cities and provinces, a record low figure in the past nine months, reported the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Record Association has recognized a honey bee hive in Ca Mau as the largest of its kind in the country.

Dr Kidong Park, outgoing Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam, has been honoured with the insignia “For the Health of the People” by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on April 29-30 conditionally paroled and reduced imprisonment term for many prison inmates on Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30).

VOV.VN - A total of 6,068 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported in the nation, a fall of 1,048 compared to the previous day, while only one fatality was confirmed, according to figures given by the Ministry of Health on April 29.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese students, Ngo Doan Hung and Pham Nhu Khanh, are set to represent the nation in competing at the Hong Kong International Computational Olympiad 2022 (HKICO).

VOV.VN - The streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been vibrantly decorated with colourful national flags and banners in preparation for celebrations of the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South of Vietnam and National Reunification Day on April 30.

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in the northern province of Dien Bien recently announced the arrest of seven men for allegedly trafficking 72 heroin cakes and 552,000 ecstasy pills.

A first-instance trial will start on May 12 on former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong and 13 other defendants involved in the case relating to the trading of counterfeit medicines, lack of responsibilities causing serious consequences; and the abuse of positions and power while on duty.

Poverty in Vietnam declined substantially between 2010 and 2020, according to a report released by the World Bank (WB) on April 28.

A consultation workshop was co-held by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Vietnam to discuss environmental criteria for projects granted with green credit or issuing green bonds.

The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health on April 28 issued a document on the suspension of the COVID-19 health declaration in service of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 7,116 coronavirus cases on April 28 in 58 cities and provinces, a drop of nearly 1,000 cases compared to the previous day, reported the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - An American man was found dead on the ground of Son Tra Ocean View, a block of flats in Da Nang city, central Vietnam, on April 28.