VOV.VN - A total of 169,114 people across 61 localities nationwide were confirmed to have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, an increase of 8,429 from the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on March 11.

A five-year project which aims at shifting Vietnam's private sector toward sustainable energy use has been officially launched in southern Tay Ninh province.

VOV.VN - Situated on the outskirts of Hanoi, Solforest Ecopark will break the record set by Bosco Verticale, a pair of residential towers in the Porta Nuova district of Milan, Italy, to become the tallest vertical garden in the world once construction is finalized.

VOV.VN - Sun Group and Vietnam Airlines signed a co-operation agreement on March 10 to bring Vietnamese people and their family members in war-torn areas of Ukraine back home.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to promoting gender equality, making great strides in its sustained efforts to achieve its target, according to Colombian Ambassador Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Melo.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is urgently coordinating with sides involved to support the repatriation of four crew members of the Vietnamese-flagged Huy Hoang ship, which encountered an accident on March 8.

Vietnam is making incremental progress to increase women’s participation in elected bodies such as the National Assembly and local People’s Councils, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen affirmed in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

The Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam, Ann Måwe, said she believes Vietnam has posted a range of achievements in ensuring gender equality and is on the right track in this endeavour.

The Government of Vietnam confirms that the interventions and support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in the period of 2017 – 2021 substantially contributed to Vietnam’s efforts to fulfill the transformative promise of “Leaving No One behind”, heard a meeting in Hanoi on March 10.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed 160,676 coronavirus cases in 62 cities and provinces across Vietnam on March, representing a fall of nearly 4,000 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - The Military High Command in the central province of Quang Tri has safely handled a bomb cellar discovered with intact detonators in a residential house in Dong Ha city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on March 9 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on realising health insurance policies.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia on March 9 held an in-person and online seminar aiming to ease difficulties facing the Vietnamese community in the country.

Taiwan (China), Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have re-opened their labour makets to Vietnamese labourers and apprentices, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA)’s Department of Overseas Labour Management.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health licensed AstraZeneca’s Evusheld antibody on March 10 for use as part of COVID-19 prevention efforts to support high-risk people who are most vulnerable to virus infection.

Many projects and programmes tailored to promote gender equality in all sectors have been implemented in Vietnam over the past decade, significantly contributing to changing the mindset of people on gender stereotypes and increasing the value of women and girls in the society.

VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways flight QH9066 with 300 Vietnamese citizens fleeing Ukraine’s war zones on board landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 10 morning.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is examining the possibility of allowing COVID-19 infected cases (F0) and close-contact cases (F1) to return to the workplace if their health is guaranteed.

VOV.VN - A total of 164,596 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Health Ministry on March 9, including 106,573 detected within the local community.

VOV.VN - A light-turning off event is set to be launched this March across the country for Earth Hour 2022 in a bid to encourage local people to save electricity and work together to protect the environment, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnamese Government has made significant progress in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG5 on Gender Equality, said Elisa Fernandez Saenz, UN Women Representative in Vietnam.

Trinh Tan, a Vietnamese-Czech engineer, was among 38 citizens honoured in 2020 for his contributions to the Czech Republic's national service.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese mission to the UN, World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva attended gender equality-related meetings held on March 8 to mark International Women’s Day.

VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways’ flight QH9066 is set to land at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 10 morning, bringing home 270 Vietnamese citizens from Warsaw (Poland).

The majority of the Vietnamese people in Ukraine have been safely evacuated from war zones, and authorities will continue working to have appropriate plans, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu.

The ‘Hold My Hands II’ project to improve the quality of those with heavy disabilities has been launched at the budget of US$2 million sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

VOV.VN - The first repatriation flight bringing back a total of 287 Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine’s war zones touched down at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at noon on March 8.

VOV.VN - As many as 162,435 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 62 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on March 8.

VOV.VN - While women are honoured on International Women’s Day (March 8), many are trying to work hard to make ends meet.

The Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on March 8 said its team in the central province of Quang Binh has deactivated a nearly-230-kg wartime bomb found right next to the Dong Hoi city market which houses hundreds of small businesses and sees thousands of people passing by every day.