VOV.VN - The past 24 hours saw Vietnam detect 26,032 new coronavirus cases in 61 cities and provinces across the country, the highest caseload recorded in a single day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No 1 linking Ben Thanh market and Suoi Tien Amusement Park is set to be given a trial run from Long Binh depot to Ben Thanh station before December 31, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway Management Board.

VOV.VN - Approximately 500,000 first and sixth graders in Hanoi’s outlying districts returned to school on February 10 after nine months of distance learning due to the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Around 60.6% of parents with children aged 5-11 years said they agree to let their children get COVID-19 vaccine shots, according to a survey by the health ministry.

Winners of a contest to design a commemorative logo for the 30th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) diplomatic ties have been announced.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed the detection of an additional 23,956 local COVID-19 cases across 61 cities and provinces nationwide on February 9, thereby pushing the tally during the ongoing wave to more than 2.39 million.

The 15th edition of the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) blood donation festival will take place from February 12 – 20, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has announced.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations is joining hands with relevant agencies to identify a person who posted fake news on social media stating that a Vietnamese peacekeeper passed away in Uganda, the Department announced on February 9.

VOV.VN - Saigon Railway Station has once again become bustling in recent days, a stark contrast to the deserted scenes during the pre-Tet period as many people choose to head back to Ho Chi Minh City by train.

VOV.VN - A truck carrying a total of nine people plunged off a cliff in Dak Somei - Ha Dong inter-commune route in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on February 9, resulting in the death of six people and injuring three others.

The Ministry of National Defence received 300,000 doses of the Vero-Cell COVID-19 vaccine presented by the Ministry of National Defence of China at a ceremony held at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on February 8.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visited the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (Vietnam MRCC) on February 8, stressing the need for improving the search, rescue, and sovereignty safeguarding capacity.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 21,909 new coronavirus infections in all 63 cities and provinces across the country over the past 24 hours, a rise of more than 5,000 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on February 8.

The Ministry of Health has urged the completion of using the Abdala vaccine against COVID-19 in February.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the national biodiversity strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2050.

VOV.VN - Millions of students of various grades across 57 of 63 cities and provinces nationwide returned to school on December 7 after a long period of studying online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Health experts have warned that Vietnam is likely to run a high risk of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading rapidly within the local community as citizens are heading back to major cities to work after the Lunar New Year holiday.

The level-2 field hospital No.3 of Vietnam engaging in the United Nations peacekeeping mission together with Ghana’s Formed Police Unit (FPU) recently arranged the first charity trip of the year to Bentiu Central Prison in South Sudan.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested relevant ministries, agencies and localities to create the best conditions for needy Vietnamese nationals living abroad wishing to fly back to their fatherland.

As of 10am on February 7, or the first working day following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, 90.24 percent of plants in Hanoi had resumed operations, and 96.13 percent of workers had returned to work, according to the Hanoi Federation of Labour.

VOV.VN - A total 16,815 new COVID-19 infections were recorded on February 7 across 61 cities and provinces nationwide, up more than 2,700 from the previous day, according to the latest report compiled by the Ministry of Health.

As many as 216 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 121 people and injuring 138 others during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 29 to February 6, reported the Traffic Police Department.

VOV.VN - The nation has risen a total of 28 places to reach 90th position in the latest edition of Nikkei's COVID-19 Recovery Index which was issued in early February.

VOV.VN - On the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the streets of Hanoi were left bustled again, although few traffic jams hit the capital.

VOV.VN - In a talk with a Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reporter to mark the Year of the Tiger, Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen noted that in order to achieve the goal of gender equality, it is necessary to create greater opportunities for women to participate in the political system.

VOV.VN - Major arteries leading to Hanoi’s city centre became crowded on February 6 as people returned to the city after the nine-day lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

A light rain mixed with snow occurred on Mount Fansipan in Sa Pa township, the northern province of Lao Cai on February 6, lasting about 10 minutes in the early morning.

Nearly 200 Vietnamese students and youths living across the US gathered at a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in New York on February 5 evening (or February 6 morning – Vietnam time).

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 6 launched a tree planting festival at the Hung Kings Temple relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 14,112 new coronavirus infections in 56 cities and provinces over the past 24 hours, a rise of nearly 2,000 compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on February 6.