Vietnam, US bolster cooperation in climate change, environmental pollution
Vietnam, US bolster cooperation in climate change, environmental pollution

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on January 28 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to deal with the complex challenges of climate change and environmental pollution.

Vietnam, US bolster cooperation in climate change, environmental pollution
Close to 15,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded over 24 hours
Close to 15,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded over 24 hours

VOV.VN - A further 14,929 fresh COVID-19 infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on January 28 across 62 cities and provinces nationwide, marking a decline of 790 from the previous day.

Close to 15,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded over 24 hours
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as Tet draws very near
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as Tet draws very near

VOV.VN - Few passengers can be seen heading back to their hometowns to gather alongside their families as Tet draws near, resulting in deserted scenes occurring at major bus stations across the capital, a contrast to the bustling scenes recorded in previous years.

Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as Tet draws very near
Traffic congestion worsens in Hanoi due to Tet crowds
Traffic congestion worsens in Hanoi due to Tet crowds

VOV.VN - Major roads across the capital have been left clogged with traffic as vehicles crawl along at a snail's pace on the final working days before the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

Traffic congestion worsens in Hanoi due to Tet crowds
Embassy maintaining attention to Vietnamese in Ukraine: ambassador
Embassy maintaining attention to Vietnamese in Ukraine: ambassador

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has been keeping a close watch on the current situation and maintaining attention to the Vietnamese community here, Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach said on January 27.

Embassy maintaining attention to Vietnamese in Ukraine: ambassador
Vietnam to develop broadband telecoms to better serve users’ needs
Vietnam to develop broadband telecoms to better serve users’ needs

In 2021, due COVID-19 pandemic, people had to switch to online learning, working and entertainment, and the demand for the Internet also increased, thus creating an opportunity to develop the telecommunications industry, but also posing many challenges for mobile broadband subscription providers.

Vietnam to develop broadband telecoms to better serve users’ needs
WWF: 91 new species discovered in Vietnam in 2020
WWF: 91 new species discovered in Vietnam in 2020

As many as 91 new species were discovered in Vietnam in 2020, including 85 endemic species, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in its report issued on January 26.

WWF: 91 new species discovered in Vietnam in 2020
President wishes Japan’s hospital project acceleration
President wishes Japan’s hospital project acceleration

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on January 27 for Chairman of Japan’s Health Sciences Education Co. Ltd in Vietnam Dr. Kusumi Mari.

President wishes Japan’s hospital project acceleration
COVID-19: Daily count falls to 15,727 in all 63 localities
COVID-19: Daily count falls to 15,727 in all 63 localities

VOV.VN - As many as 15,727 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in all 63 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, a fall of 227 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

COVID-19: Daily count falls to 15,727 in all 63 localities
Vietnam to begin spring vaccination campaign from January 29
Vietnam to begin spring vaccination campaign from January 29

VOV.VN - Vietnam will organise a rapid vaccination campaign this spring running from January 29 to February 28, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on January 27.

Vietnam to begin spring vaccination campaign from January 29
Say No to tiger bone glue in Year of Tiger: British Ambassador
Say No to tiger bone glue in Year of Tiger: British Ambassador

VOV.VN - British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward and representatives from USAID Vietnam and CITES have called on people to say no to tiger bone glue and tiger products in the Year of the Tiger 2022.

Say No to tiger bone glue in Year of Tiger: British Ambassador
Vietnamese expats in Russia, Japan celebrate traditional Tet
Vietnamese expats in Russia, Japan celebrate traditional Tet

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassies in Russia and Japan have held numerous activities to help Overseas Vietnamese ease their home nostalgia as the Lunar New Year holiday known as Tet in Vietnamese is drawing near.

Vietnamese expats in Russia, Japan celebrate traditional Tet
Digital transformation to be utilised in education
Digital transformation to be utilised in education

Half of students and teachers are expected to have sufficient access to online classes by 2025 under a project on the application of information-technology and digital transformation in education and training approved recently.

Digital transformation to be utilised in education
Passenger train derails, two cars off tracks
Passenger train derails, two cars off tracks

VOV.VN - A passenger train en route from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi crashed into a lorry carrying timber on January 27, leaving two cars off tracks.

Passenger train derails, two cars off tracks
First Omicron community case in Hanoi recovers
First Omicron community case in Hanoi recovers

VOV.VN - The first locally acquired Omicron case in Hanoi capital has recovered from the virus, the Hanoi Department of Health announced on January 26 evening.

First Omicron community case in Hanoi recovers
Vietnam supports contents of global biodiversity framework: Minister
Vietnam supports contents of global biodiversity framework: Minister

Vietnam supports contents of the global biodiversity framework and suggested the need for further research to complete its indicators, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said at a working session in Hanoi on January 26.

Vietnam supports contents of global biodiversity framework: Minister
Vietnam confirms nearly 16,000 new infections, 166 Omicron cases
Vietnam confirms nearly 16,000 new infections, 166 Omicron cases

VOV.VN - A further 15,954 people across 61 localities nationwide were found to have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a rise of 186 from figures on the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on January 26.

Vietnam confirms nearly 16,000 new infections, 166 Omicron cases
Hanoi records first community case of Omicron variant
Hanoi records first community case of Omicron variant

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Health has unveiled that the capital has so far recorded 14 cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, including one case in the community.

Hanoi records first community case of Omicron variant
Vietnam among top 20 World’s Best Places to Retire in 2022
Vietnam among top 20 World’s Best Places to Retire in 2022

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named among the top 20 World’s Best Places to Retire in 2022, as selected by International Living, an Irish publishing company that focuses on retiring overseas.

Vietnam among top 20 World’s Best Places to Retire in 2022
Campaign launched to combat plastic waste
Campaign launched to combat plastic waste

A campaign aiming to tackle plastic waste in Vietnam was launched on January 24 in Hanoi.

Campaign launched to combat plastic waste
UNDP, WorldShare build more flood-resilient houses in Quang Binh
UNDP, WorldShare build more flood-resilient houses in Quang Binh

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quang Binh.

UNDP, WorldShare build more flood-resilient houses in Quang Binh
COVID-19: Vietnam records 15,743 new infections, 62,889 recoveries
COVID-19: Vietnam records 15,743 new infections, 62,889 recoveries

VOV.VN - As many as 15,743 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 61 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 481 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

COVID-19: Vietnam records 15,743 new infections, 62,889 recoveries
Education minister stresses need for school reopening
Education minister stresses need for school reopening

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has underlined the necessity for school reopening, noting that the country now has sufficient conditions for the move.

Education minister stresses need for school reopening
Germany donates four million more vaccine doses to Vietnam
Germany donates four million more vaccine doses to Vietnam

VOV.VN - New German vaccine donations totaling 4,000,230 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Hanoi at the turn of the year, raising the total number of vaccines supplied Germany to Vietnam to over 10 million doses.

Germany donates four million more vaccine doses to Vietnam
Digital transformation sees remarkable progress in wake of COVID-19
Digital transformation sees remarkable progress in wake of COVID-19

Digital transformation saw a remarkable progress last year, with awareness of this regard among State agencies, businesses and people significantly improving, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Telecommunications Nguyen Huy Dung.

Digital transformation sees remarkable progress in wake of COVID-19
Vietnamese community in Tanzania, Morocco celebrate Tet Festival
Vietnamese community in Tanzania, Morocco celebrate Tet Festival

Vietnamese community in Tanzania have gathered in the “Xuan Que huong” (Homland Spring) programme held at the Vietnamese Embassy in the African country's Da es Salaam city to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

Vietnamese community in Tanzania, Morocco celebrate Tet Festival
Central Highlands reports first Omicron case
Central Highlands reports first Omicron case

VOV.VN - A local resident of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the Omicron strain, becoming the first such case reported in the Central Highlands, a local health official confirmed.

Central Highlands reports first Omicron case
Crowds descend on southern bus station ahead of Tet
Crowds descend on southern bus station ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station in Binh Thanh district of Ho Chi Minh City has begun to attract larger crowds with less than one week to go before the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, while COVID-19 precautions continue to be kept in place.

Crowds descend on southern bus station ahead of Tet
Overseas Vietnamese hold Tet get-togethers in Poland, Morocco
Overseas Vietnamese hold Tet get-togethers in Poland, Morocco

VOV.VN - Vietnamese embassies in Poland and Morocco have hosted festive gatherings for Vietnamese nationals living in their host countries to celebrate the traditional lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Overseas Vietnamese hold Tet get-togethers in Poland, Morocco
Cambodian armed forces present Tet gifts to Tay Ninh armed forces
Cambodian armed forces present Tet gifts to Tay Ninh armed forces

Commander of the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Tbong Khmum province Lieut. Gen. Iet Bun Thuonl presented gifts to border guards and military officers of southern Tay Ninh province at Xa Mat international border gate on January 24, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Cambodian armed forces present Tet gifts to Tay Ninh armed forces