VOV.VN - As many as 62,838 students aged between 12 and 17 who received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots will now be given their second dose, starting from November 22.

VOV.VN - The SARS-CoV-2 virus is likely to recur once again in Vietnam during the remaining months of the year, unless prevention measures are tightened, warned Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, former director of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

Ho Chi Minh City's Youth Employment Services (YES) Centre and the Federations of Labour of the city and Go Vap district held an event on November 14 to introduce employment opportunities to labourers who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,414,228 Vietnamese children have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, accounting for 15.5% of the total number of children aged 12 to 17, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) has announced the establishment of climate science centres (CSCs) in Vietnam and over 30 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 had a meeting with representatives of outstanding teachers and education managers on the occasion of Vietnam Teachers' Day (November 20), during which he affirmed that teachers are carrying out a honorable and proud mission.

The Vietnamese cyber security market, which was previously flooded with solutions developed by foreign businesses, have become more balanced, and domestic firms are tend to be on a better footing.

VOV.VN - A total of 8,176 fresh COVID-19 cases were confirmed on November 14 with 3,705 found in the community, bringing the nationwide tally since the start of the pandemic to 1,062,522, according the Health Ministry.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) recently handed over 1,600 sets of cold boxes attached with temperature monitoring devices worth some JPY100 million (roughly VND20 billion) to the National Institute of Health and Epidemiology (NIHE).

VOV.VN - The nation recorded 8,497 COVID-19 infections, including 16 imported cases, over the past 24 hours marking a fall of 495 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on November 13.

The Prime Minister’s Directive No.29/CT-TTg dated November 1, 2021 has been issued which requires ministries, agencies and localities to take urgent measures to improve the efficiency of management of Vietnam’s marine protected areas (MPAs).

VOV.VN - Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2021 pageant, has prepared a project with the theme of “Peaceful Houses” in order to assist flood victims as she competes in the global beauty pageant later this year.

VOV.VN - A prolonged period of heavy downpours over the past two days has caused serious flooding and landslides across parts of the central and the Central Highlands regions, including Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, and Kon Tum provinces.

According to statistics, for every 100 fatalities in Vietnam, 77 are Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) together with UN agencies in Vietnam on November 12 launched the national action month for gender quality and gender-based violence prevention and response, which will take place from November 15 to December 15.

VOV.VN - Many people nationwide are set to enjoy a wonderful experience as they will have the chance to enjoy the longest lunar partial eclipse of the century, with the extraordinary event due to occur at around 3 p.m. on November 19 (Vietnam time).

VOV.VN - The country detected a further 7,930 COVID-19 infections across 56 localities, including 12 imported cases, on November 12, thereby pushing up the nationwide tally to 1,009,879, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) launched a quarantine task force on November 12 in order to support and guide district health centres to effectively monitor and deploy plans aimed at containing the pandemic amid a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam presented a certificate of merit on November 12 from the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs to Japanese collector Toyokichi Itoh and his wife for their contribution to promoting cultural exchange between both sides.

VOV.VN - Thailand will work with Vietnam on reopening tours between the two nations, with a particular focus on increasing tourist arrivals between Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Argentine Government on November 11 announced its decision to donate Vietnam 500,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in a nearly 1 million dose package for 5 countries around the world.

VOV.VN - About 100 representatives from both national and international businesses attended the first-ever virtual business forum to promote the private sector’s participation in the development of business services for older persons in the COVID-19 and the new normal context in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 8,162 new coronavirus infections in 56 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, bringing its cumulative tally of infections to more than 1 million.

VOV.VN - The local education and training sector has taken the full brunt of the prolonged impact of the COVID-19 outbreak over the past two years, thereby impeding its reform efforts, Education Minister Nguyen Kim Son said on November 11 at a National Assembly hearing.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Ho Chi Minh City and other localities will hold a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.

An additional medical training course for the level-2 field hospital No.4 opened in Hanoi on November 10.

A memorandum of understanding has been signed to establish a Russia-Vietnam biomedical science and technology research centre, a project that covers joint cooperation in proton radiation therapy in cancer treatment.

The 14th St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum (PMIF) kicked off in the Russian city on November 10, with Vietnam being the partner of this year’s event.

The Office of the People’s Committee of northern border Lao Cai province has said that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) decided to offer a non-refundable aid worth US$1 million to the province to carry out a project on sustainable forest management and biodiversity preservation.

Heavy rains have unearthed two huge bombs left over from the war in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri.