VOV.VN - It is likely that there will be fewer tropical storms to strike Vietnam this year, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) announced recently.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines flight VN58 carrying 259 Vietnamese citizens fleeing Ukraine’s war zones safely landed at Noi Bai International Airport on March 19.

VOV.VN - The British Embassy in Vietnam and the Carbon Trust co-organised the webinar “Post COP26: The Role of Corporates and Financial Institutions in Accelerating Vietnam’s Net Zero Transition”.

VOV.VN - Local residents and visitors have flocked to pedestrian streets in the heart of Hanoi capital to go shopping and enjoy entertainment activities after a year of closure due to COVID-19.

A mobile application helping women keep watch on their reproductive and sexual health during pregnancy and child care, as well as physical development and vaccine schedule for children, debuted on March 18.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 163,174 coronavirus infections in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, a fall of more than 10,000 cases compared to the previous day.

CMA CGM Vietnam JSC, owner of APL CAIRO container vessel, has thanked relevant agencies and firefighters of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau for promptly putting out a fire on the Singapore-flagged ship off the province’s coast on March 8.

Installing vessel monitoring systems (VMS) is one of the important measures the European Commission (EC) recommended for Vietnam to remove the EC’s “yellow card” warning against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - The Government has asked the Ministry of Health (MoH) to consider lowering the infection risk level of COVID-19 from group A, made up of very dangerous infectious diseases, to group B which consists of dangerous infectious diseases.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese pharmaceutical company Stellapharm has been licensed by international public health group Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to produce Pfizer's COVID-19 treatment pills containing the active ingredient nirmatrelvir.

VOV.VN - Authorities in the capital are putting the finishing touches to the refurbishment of pedestrian areas surrounding Hoan Kiem lake in the city centre that are set to reopen on March 18 evening after nearly a year of closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - Health authorities confirmed a further 178,112 new COVID-19 cases on March 17 across 63 cities and provinces nationwide, a drop of 2,443 from the previous day, including 124,725 local infections.

There are no Vietnamese people reported dead or injured in the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on late March 16, according to a Vietnamese expat.

Ten startups in promising new technology areas will receive financial benefits of US$10,000 each from Qualcomm, and be invited for months of technical and business incubation, the semiconductor producer announced on March 16.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) permitted the entry of approximately 100 Vietnamese guest workers at Incheon International Airport on March 17 following the East Asian country reopening its border to foreign workers.

VOV.VN - A third flight bringing home Vietnamese people evacuating war zones in Ukraine successfully landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on the morning of March 17.

VOV.VN - The nation represents one of the most successful models in terms of gender equality promotion by issuing essential legal mechanisms in the field, including the law on gender equality, the law on domestic violence prevention, and the national strategy on gender equality.

The government of Hanoi has approved the municipal transport authority’s plan to offer a public bicycle-sharing service in five inner-city districts in the capital city.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia is urgently promoting the evacuation of Vietnamese citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, after receiving information that some are stranded here.

VOV.VN - As many as 180,558 coronavirus cases have been detected in 62 out of 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, up 5,084 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Taking on the role of Chair of ASEAN Education for 2022 - 2023, Vietnam will strive to do its utmost to realise the major priorities and orientations for ASEAN education in the future, said Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will arrange two more flights this week to bring back its citizens fleeing Ukraine’s war zones.

Vietnam will further intensify the long-term efforts that it has made over the past more than four years to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for a sustainable fisheries sector and the lifting of the European Commission's "yellow card" warning on the country.

The Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will step up cooperation to improve living conditions of Agent Orange/dioxin victims and people with disabilities under an agreement signed with the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) on March 15.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Ngai hosted a ceremony on March 16 to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the infamous My Lai massacre at the Son My relic site where 504 innocent civilians were killed by US troops.

VOV.VN - The International Academy of Naples (IAN) in Italy has recently launched a training course for Vietnamese students focusing on design, fashion, hotel management, and cuisine.

A water-by-wind (WbW) demonstration model funded by the Belgian Government was officially put into use in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on March 15.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam on March 15 worked with Can Tho authorities on a plan to pilot a waste sorting at source model and organic fertiliser production in rural areas as part of the “Waste management in the Mekong Delta” project funded by Germany.

VOV.VN - Health authorities confirmed a further 175,480 new COVID-19 cases on March 15 across 63 cities and provinces nationwide, an increase of 14,221 from the previous day, including 128,256 local infections.

VOV.VN - Emmanuelle Pavillon Grosser, French consul general of France affirmed her nation's desire to deploy a range of schemes in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho in the near future, with a focus on sectors such as tourism, health, and education.