A high-level conference between the central border province of Ha Tinh and the Lao provinces of Bolikhamsay and Khammoune took place at Cao Treo international border gate on December 18 to discuss the fight against COVID-19 and economic development.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested domestic epidemiology and Pasteur institutes to conduct genome sequencing for positive cases entering Vietnam from November 18 to detect the Omicron variant.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on December 18 it will cancel a number of domestic flights on December 19 due to the impact of the impending super typhoon Rai.

VOV.VN - A 11th grader of Nguyen Trai High School in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, has died after being given a COVID-19 vaccine shot, a local official confirmed on December 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,895 new coronavirus infections in 60 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update on December 18.

The Ho Chi Minh Museum’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 held a press conference to give the public insights into a freshly published book on the late President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed suspending activities which may lead to crowding, such as entertainment centres, festivals, and religious rituals in localities that are at a high risk of COVID-19 infection during the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi will introduce tougher COVID-19 prevention and control measures in an effort to slow the spread of the virus in the community, said Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.

VOV.VN - Super typhoon Rai, after pounding the Philippines and entering the East Sea, has weakened a bit but is expected to remain a powerful typhoon and head toward the central coast of Vietnam.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France will continue working closely with the host and authorities in Vietnam to support the family of a Vietnamese victim who was killed when a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Pas de Calais province.

VOV.VN - Central coastal provinces of Vietnam have planned to evacuate as many as 238,000 people as super typhoon Rai entered the East Sea on December 17 evening and is moving quickly towards the central region,

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 sentenced two Taiwanese men to death for illegally trafficking up to 606kg of drugs.

VOV.VN - Central coastal localities have banned vessels from going offshore and sent signals to others still fishing out at sea to seek storm shelters to cope with the impending impact of super typhoon Rai.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai has wished Catholics in the Diocese of Bui Chu in the northern province of Nam Dinh a merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year 2022.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,236 new coronavirus infections in 59 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update on December 17.

A strong contingent of 600,000 Vietnamese intellectuals abroad, mostly in developed countries, have been seen as huge resources for Vietnam’s development, particularly in innovation and technology transfer, an official has said.

VOV.VN - A total of 8,959 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam this year as of October 14, killing 4,552 people and injuring 6,218 others. Let’s take a look at the most serious traffic accidents that happened this year.

VOV.VN - Super typhoon Rai that pounded the Philippines on December 16-17 is entering the East Sea and is expected to make a U-turn when it moves closer to Vietnam’s central coast, according to weather forecasters.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) hosted a seminar on “Gender Equality and Media and Reporting on Violence Against Women and Girls” in Hanoi on December 16.

The embassy of Israel in Vietnam early this week donated more than 22,000 trees to farmers in Bac Phong Commune, Cao Phong District, in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh to promote environmental protection and climate change response.

Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu, a senior lecturer in the solar cell major at the Australia National University (ANU), has been honoured with a science-technology prize in the field of new material technology.

VOV.VN - A total of 15,270 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Health Ministry on December 16, including 9,888 detected within the local community.

Vingroup Big Data Institute VinBigData announced on December 6 that it has completed the project on Database of Genomic Variants for Vietnamese Population.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 16 chaired an online meeting with localities to find out the root cause of the surge in COVID-19 cases within the community, and seek drastic measures to curb the pandemic spread.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City administration launched a public bike service on December 16, the first of its kind nationwide in a bid to promote public transport, reduce pollution, and create a fresh tourism product.

VOV.VN - The nation and India have signed a Letter of Intent on co-operation in digital communication and electronic information management between the two countries within the framework of the official visit to India by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

VOV.VN - The second version of Vietnam-Japan Environment Week was launched on December 16 via an online platform as part of the co-operation plan on climate change response towards meeting the target of carbon neutrality by 2050.

VOV.VN - A new cold spell is forecast to hit the northern region from the night of December 17, causing temperatures to drop sharply to between 10 and 16 degrees Celsius.

The Vietnamese community abroad has donated more than VND3 billion (US$130,264) to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund and pandemic prevention and control activities at home.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela concurrently serving in Colombia, hosted a webinar on December 15 to share experience in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and discussing economic recovery measures carried out by both nations.