Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung has been arrested over allegations he received bribes when organising repatriation flights for Vietnamese citizens abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam has the opportunity to develop a pathway for inclusive, green growth that others can learn from, United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reported 23,012 fresh coronavirus cases on April 14, a fall of 1,611 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - The Australian Government has agreed to provide Vietnam with an additional AUD13.8 million for the next phase of the Vietnam Australia Human Resource Development program (Aus4Skills) to help improve vocational training quality.

VOV.VN - As many as 150 sixth graders in Ha Long City of Quang Ninh province are among the first children nationwide aged five to 12 to be inoculated against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Two subsequent cold air waves are forecast to strike northern Vietnam, starting this weekend, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

Labour Hero, People's Teacher, Professor and Doctor Vo Tong Xuan - Honorary Rector of Nam Can Tho University has been bestowed “the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” by the Japanese government for his contributions to promoting agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

VOV.VN - The southcentral province of Ninh Thuan has received a certificate recognising Nui Chua as a world biosphere reserve from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Society for East Asian Affairs co-organised a seminar on April 13 to help French students gain greater insights into Vietnamese relations with both France and the European Union.

The Government has issued Decree No. 24/2022/ND-CP revising and supplementing regulations on the conditions required for the establishment of branches of foreign-invested vocational education institutions in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - KT Corporation, the Republic of Korea's largest telecommunications company, has unveiled a plan to co-operate with Hanoi Medical University to implement telemedicine service in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam on April 14 kick-started a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 5 to under 12 in Quang Ninh province, using the Moderna vaccine.

A National Assembly (NA) delegation visited central Ninh Thuan province on April 13 to examine the five-year implementation of the NA resolution on cancelling a nuclear power project here.

The official launch of the Stockholm+50 National Consultations in Vietnam was organised on April 13 in Hanoi by the Embassy of Sweden in Vietnam, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed an additional 24,623 new daily COVID-19 infections, and nearly 14,000 recoveries on April 13.

VOV.VN - Kindergarten students in the capital headed back to school on April 13 after a nearly-one-year break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) has joined other media agencies nationwide to attend the National Press Festival 2022 which is being held in Hanoi from April 13 to April 15 to mark the 97th anniversary of Vietnam’s Revolutionary Press Day.

Vietnamese peacekeepers of Level 2 Field Hospital No. 3 in South Sudan delivered medical care to save a 50-year-old officer from a stroke on April 11.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has yet to discover the emergence of BA.4 and BA.5 – the two sublineages of the Omicron variant following genome sequencing, the Ministry of Health said on April 12 evening.

The domestic labour market is bouncing back, with 50 million people getting jobs in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The National Wage Council agreed to raise region-based minimum wage by 6% from July, during its working session on April 12.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded nearly 23,000 new coronavirus infections on April 12, but the number of patients recovering from the virus was nine times higher than the number of new cases.

Ho Chi Minh City will need 59,000-65,500 employees in the second of this year, down 8% compared with the same period last year, if the COVID-19 pandemic is kept under control, the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (FALMI) Centre said on April 11.

VOV.VN - Bus and coach stations throughout Hanoi will meet high demand during the upcoming National Reunification Day and May Day public holidays on April 30 and May 1 by putting on additional buses and coaches.

The Vietnamese communities in Russia, Thailand, the Czech Republic, Canada and Germany have held ceremonies to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings - the country’s legendary founders.

A total of 37 people were killed and 52 others were injured in 81 traffic accidents nationwide during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, which started on April 9.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people travelled back to Hanoi capital following a three-day break on April 12 afternoon, causing traffic chaos at major gateways to the city centre.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry on April 11 announced the detection of a further 23,184 new COVID-19 cases, down more than 5,000 cases from the previous day.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital for their successful liver transplantation operation on a nine-month-old child, who is discharged from the facility on April 11.

Vietnam’s e-learning market is expected to reach revenue of around US$3 billion by 2023 with a compound annual growth rate of about 20.2% from 2019-2023, according to a report by Ken Research.