Vietnamese continued to be the second biggest foreign community in Japan after China, despite a 3.4% drop in 2021, according to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA).

VOV.VN - Vocational training for young people should receive greater care and more attention from the State in order to develop high-quality human resources that fully meets the country’s needs both at present and in the future, suggested Nguyen Anh Tuan, leader of the Youth Union.

VOV.VN - A strong wave of cold air is likely to strike northern Vietnam this weekend and send temperatures plummeting across the region, according to the national weather forecast authority.

Fourteen hospitals and 16 medical centres will provide healthcare and COVID-19 prevention and control services at 11 hotels and 15 competition venues in Hanoi during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), according to the municipal Department of Health.

A Bangladeshi sailor who suffered from chest pain while working at sea gained timely aid in central Khanh Hoa province on early March 30.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) of Vietnam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary on March 29 signed an cooperation agreement on the implementation of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme in the 2022-2024 period.

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29, discussing how to build a barrier-free smart city for people with disabilities (PWDs), towards a future in which no one is left behind.

VOV.VN - An additional 88,378 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on March 29 to bring the country’s total caseload up to more than 9.38 million, while the number of recovered cases hit a record high of 1,679,138.

VOV.VN - Phu My township in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation with Monterey Park city in California in the United States on March 29 during an online ceremony.

VOV.VN - Phu Quoc Express JSC officially opened the Da Nang - Ly Son waterway tourism route on March 29 to mark the occasion of the 47th anniversary of Da Nang’s liberation which was observed on March 29, 1975.

Vietnamese law enforcement agencies have rolled out stringent measures to fight wildlife trafficking, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - BA.2 and BA.1, two variants of the Omicron strain with the ability to spread faster, do not cause severe cases like the Delta variant, particularly among children, meaning COVID-19 can therefore be considered an endemic disease.

Australian Acting Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Ciaran Chestnutt on March 28 worked with leaders of Can Tho University in Can Tho city to discuss education cooperation results and orientations for the future.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) organised a ceremony on March 28 to introduce the working group of the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has passed the peak of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak with daily infections decreasing considerably during the past days.

VOV.VN - Australia has agreed to receive Vietnamese migrant workers operating in the agricultural sector under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the two countries on March 28.

VOV.VN - A national policy forum for young people will take place at the National Assembly building in Hanoi on March 30, organisers said at a press briefing on March 28.

More than ten days after the official reopening of Vietnam’s tourism sector, localities and businesses are putting all hands on deck to prepare for the summer travel season and revive the industry.

VOV.VN - The Criminal Police of Vietnam in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) are completing procedures to transfer a wanted criminal to the RoK police.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a ceremony in Hanoi on March 26 night to announce winners of the Vietnam Outstanding Young Face Award in 2021.

More than 100 Vietnamese young people and students studying and working in the US attended a career forum organised by the Vietnamese Youths and Students’ Association in New York on March 26.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has stressed the need to further step up international tourism re-opening in association with safe and flexible adaptation to the pandemic in the new situation.

Vietnam has saved 309,000 kWh of electricity, which is worth VND576.1 million (US$25,197) by switching off the lights for one hour in response to Earth Hour 2022, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

A fundamental Vietnamese language course has been opened in Venezuela for 40 local trainees who are from ministries, sectors, universities and media agencies.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a further 91,916 new COVID-19 infections on March 27 across 61 cities and provinces nationwide, a drop of 11,208 cases from the previous day.

VOV.VN - The number of fresh COVID-19 cases continued to drop over the past 24 hours, with 103,126 infections recorded, a fall of more than 10,000 cases from the previous day, the Ministry of Health said on March 26.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 26 met with outstanding young people in 2021 on the occasion of the 91st founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU).

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Ho Chi Minh City and the HCM City Power Cooperation (EVNHCMC) on March 26 hosted a run to mark the 91st anniversary of the HCYU and respond to Earth Hour and Olympic Day Run 2022.

After learning about a Vietnamese sailor in distress at sea and another Vietnamese citizen rescued from sea by Thailand, the Vietnamese Embassy in the country has quickly contacted local competent agencies and carried out citizen protection.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has organised a virtual exhibition using VR360 virtual reality application to mark Earth Hour 2022.