VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Education and Training to consider reopening school to children nationwide at the earliest possible time after months of closure due to COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 16,838 positive COVID-19 cases in 63 cities and provinces across the nation on January 18, thereby raising the total during the current wave tally to over two million.

The Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) on January 17 organised a seminar on tiger raising for conservation efforts in Vietnam.

Da Nang will not impose social distancing or shut down the city in the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, according to Ngo Kim Yen, Vice Chairwoman of the central city’s People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on January 17 announced winners of a joint contest ‘Reporting on violence against women and girls’ for media workers nationwide.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 16,378 new coronavirus infections in 62 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 682 cases from the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on January 17.

VOV.VN - VinFuture Prize, with a Grand Prize worth US$3 million, is expected to make a positive change that is capable of impacting millions of lives by promoting scientific research and technological innovation.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia organised a Lunar New Year gathering on January 16 with the participation of Vietnamese diplomats, businesses, expatriates and students in the country.

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) Programme 2022, the biggest annual event held for overseas Vietnamese (OV) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival, will be held on January 22, or the 20th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Buffalo.

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 - Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam, recorded 15 COVID-19 related deaths, including six severely ill cases earlier transferred from neighbouring localities for treatment.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat in Hanoi on January 15 to consider disciplinary measures against the Party Delegation to the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) for 2017-2022 tenure and several officials.

VOV.VN - An additional of 15,684 people across 61 localities nationwide were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, representing a drop of 662 from the previous day, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health on January 16.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Procuracy on January 15 decided to arrest and launch criminal proceedings against Director of Nam Phong Company Pham Vu Phong for “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences” and “giving bribe” in line with Articles 222 and 364 of the Penal Code 2015.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has decided to stop the operations of four temporary COVID-19 treatment hospitals No. 3, No. 5, No. 10 and Cu Chi from January 19.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of a further 16,378 positive COVID-19 cases on January 15, with Hanoi continuing to record the highest number of local infections at 2,810.

VOV.VN - The frequency of regular international routes to France, Germany, the UK, and Russia could be expanded to 10 flights per week for one-way tickets applicable to all airlines of each side for each respective market.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has devised specific solutions aimed at ensuring a warm Tet, known internationally as the Lunar New Year, for social policy beneficiaries, whilst supporting those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted all aspects of social life, causing a range of difficulties for both local businesses and employees, thereby forcing them to flexibly adapt to and move into the "new normal".

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) will work harder to raise public awareness of people-to-people diplomacy and improve operational quality, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga said on January 14.

The Investment Support Forum for Overseas Vietnamese (Invesfov) was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 14.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume regular flights to Australia from January 15 following approval from authorities.

An alliance of retailers who pledged to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags made its debut at a ceremony held by the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) and Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade on January 14.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed the detection of a further 16,040 new COVID-19 cases on January 14 across 62 localities nationwide, pushing the tally during the ongoing wave to 1,985,320.

VOV.VN - Customs officials operating in Da Nang said on January 13 that they had successfully seized nearly seven tonnes of ivory and pangolin scales from a suspicious container which had recently been shipped from Nigeria to Tien Sa Port in the central city.

VOV.VN - The updated climate change scenarios and the national climate assessment report were released at a workshop held on January 14 by the Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

VOV.VN - Northern and northcentral regions are anticipated to experience a severe cold spell last for roughly 10 days, bringing with it rain and a general drop in temperatures, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam signed a decision on January 13 approving a programme on domestic violence prevention and control towards the year 2025.

A ceremony was held on January 13 to honour 21 organisations and individuals with outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation in Vietnam during the 2010 – 2020 period.

More than 2 million poor households won access to loans worth over VND80 trillion (US$3.52 billion) from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) last year.