The Global Civic Sharing (GCS) organisation of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on January 20 presented a computer lab worth VND550 million (US$24,300) to Lien Chau secondary school in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai district, on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Numerous overseas Vietnamese and international friends enjoyed a festive celebration from January 15 to January 21 in Prefecture Fukuoka of Japan ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (known as Tet in Vietnam).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has proposed that the Government permit the purchase of 21.9 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses in order to inoculate local children aged 5 to 11.

VOV.VN - Border guards and relevant agencies of Quang Binh province have held a number of activities for disadvantaged people in Truong Son commune to early celebrate the 2022 lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Investigation is still underway on a shooting threat made against a Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Japan to Vietnam earlier this month, spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on January 20.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with leaders of the Khmer-Vietnam Association and presented gifts to needy Cambodians of Vietnamese origin in Cambodia on January 19 as part of his two-day official visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - The Medicine Patent Pool (MPP) on January 20 announced it has granted licenses to manufacture the COVID-19 treatment drug Molnupiravir to 27 pharmaceutical firms worldwide, including Stella Vietnam (Stellapharm).

VinFuture Prize, an international award founded in Vietnam to honour scientific achievements, gave out US$4.5 million worth of prizes to several global scientists on January 20.

VOV.VN - Ten countries have so far endorsed Vietnam’s vaccine passport to facilitate travel between their countries and Vietnam, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 20.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its coordination with other ministries, agencies, localities and airlines to arrange flights to bring overseas Vietnamese back to Vietnam as per their wish, spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry's regular press conference on January 20.

Internet infrastructure in Vietnam is set to receive considerable investment in 2022 to meet users’ growing demand, according to the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said COVID-19 prevention and control was the hardest job but the most outstanding highlight of the health sector in 2021.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced the detection of 16,715 new COVID-19 infections on January 20 across 63 cities and provinces nationwide, marking an increase of 701 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - A severe cold spell is forecast to hit the country's northern region during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, bringing with it a period of rain and lowering temperatures.

VOV.VN - In the event that sea levels rise by 1 metre, it will engulf 47.29% of the Mekong Delta area, approximately 17.15% of the area of Ho Chi Minh City, and 13.20% of the Red River Delta area, according to the 2020 climate change scenario.

Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen as the first locality to carry out studies on the e-transportation development plan, given its huge potential.

Leading scientists of the world and Vietnam looked into the future of energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and global health at a seminar held in Hanoi on January 19 as part of the VinFuture Sci-Tech Week.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau was honoured in categories such as the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard, Clean Tourist City Standard, and MICE Venue Standard at an awards ceremony held on January 19 as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022 in Cambodia.

VOV.VN - With only just over a week to go before the start of the Lunar New Year or Tet, several major coach stations throughout the capital have been left quiet due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has given in-principle approval that favourable entry procedures will be created for foreigners, and overseas Vietnamese and their relatives.

As many as 62,000 people, have used the bicycle-sharing service in Ho Chi Minh during the one- month trial period, according to Do Ba Dan, chairman of Tri Nam Group, the investor of the project.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on January 19 emphasised socio-economic infrastructure development, the building of value chains and the transfer of technologies to create sustainable livelihoods for ethnic minority groups.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,959 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, while the number of Omicron cases has risen to 108 nationwide, the Ministry of Health reported on January 19.

A new species of flowering plant named My nhuy rang cua in Vietnamese has been discovered by scientists and forest rangers in the Phong Dien nature reserve in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue, reported the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

VOV.VN - Naval Region 2 Command on January 19 visited and presented gifts to officers and soldiers stationed at DK1 Platform ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has intensified contact tracing after it detected first three Omicron cases in the community.

An exchange with international scientists, who are members of the VinFuture Prize Council and Pre-Screening Committee, was held in Hanoi on January 18, as part of the VinFuture Award Week.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 19 attended a ceremony to open the main road of Trung Luong-My Thuan expressway, a key route linking the Mekong Delta with Ho Chi Minh City and localities in the southern key economic region.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has downgraded its forecast for the recovery of Vietnam’s labor market in 2022, predicting the number of unemployed laborers in the nation in 2022 to be some 1.3 million, compared to nearly 1.2 million in 2021.

A teleconference was held on January 18 to review a project on assisting the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) in building a fund for tourism development and improvement of destinations’ competitiveness.