Search continues for 10 crew members of Vandon Ace in distress at sea
Search continues for 10 crew members of Vandon Ace in distress at sea

VOV.VN - Rescue workers have rescued nine crew members and are searching for another 10 aboard the Vandon Ace that broke down and drifted for hours in the waters off Vung Tau city of Vietnam.

Search continues for 10 crew members of Vandon Ace in distress at sea
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels visit Vietnam
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels visit Vietnam

VOV.VN - Two vessels of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Training Squadron – Hatakaze and Inazuma – with nearly 480 officers and staff on board docked at Tien Sa port in central Da Nang city on February 24, beginning a goodwill visit to Vietnam.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels visit Vietnam
Vietnam-WEF partnership helps reduce plastic waste, develop circular economy
Vietnam-WEF partnership helps reduce plastic waste, develop circular economy

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on February 23 had a working session with Joo-Ok Lee, Head of the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Regional Agenda – Asia Pacific, to discuss cooperation in coping with plastic waste and developing the circular economy.

Vietnam-WEF partnership helps reduce plastic waste, develop circular economy
Dozen of storms to enter East Sea this year
Dozen of storms to enter East Sea this year

Up to 10-12 storms and tropical depressions are forecast to enter the East Sea this year, 4-6 of which will directly affect Vietnam.

Dozen of storms to enter East Sea this year
Vietnam, UAE seek to beef up transport cooperation
Vietnam, UAE seek to beef up transport cooperation

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The had a meeting with Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Obaid Saeed Obaid Bintaresh Al Dhaheri on February 23 to seek ways to step up cooperation in transport between Vietnam and the UAE.

Vietnam, UAE seek to beef up transport cooperation
Ministry of Health requests completing "vaccine passport" granting system
Ministry of Health requests completing "vaccine passport" granting system

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has sent a document to the Ministry of Information and Communications, urging it to complete a "vaccine passport" granting system as soon as possible.

Ministry of Health requests completing "vaccine passport" granting system
Only close contacts must quarantine if positive cases found in schools
Only close contacts must quarantine if positive cases found in schools

As schools up and down the country return to in-person learning for the first time in months, guidelines are being updated on how to deal with the inevitable situation of positive cases being found in the classroom.

Only close contacts must quarantine if positive cases found in schools
Vietnam to produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines through WHO initiative
Vietnam to produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines through WHO initiative

VOV.VN - Vietnam will benefit from COVID-19 vaccine and drug production technology transfer to produce mRNA vaccines for domestic use on an initiative put forward by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Vietnam to produce COVID-19 mRNA vaccines through WHO initiative
New COVID-19 cases cross 60,000 in a single day
New COVID-19 cases cross 60,000 in a single day

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a further 60,355 new domestic COVID-19 cases across 62 cities and provinces nationwide, marking a rise of 4,467 cases from the previous day.

New COVID-19 cases cross 60,000 in a single day
Quang Tri: Over 25,000 ha of land cleared from war-left UXOs
Quang Tri: Over 25,000 ha of land cleared from war-left UXOs

The central province of Quang Tri has so far cleared over 25,000 ha of land from war-left landmines and other unexploded ordnance (UXO) and safely handled 765,000 UXO items.

Quang Tri: Over 25,000 ha of land cleared from war-left UXOs
Northern mountainous areas hit by frost amid strong cold spell
Northern mountainous areas hit by frost amid strong cold spell

VOV.VN - Freezing temperatures have transformed the landscape throughout several northern mountainous provinces, including Ha Giang, Lang Son, Cao Bang, and Quang Ninh, with a frosty beauty.

Northern mountainous areas hit by frost amid strong cold spell
AI application proves useful to improving tourists’ experience
AI application proves useful to improving tourists’ experience

Like e-commerce and retail, customers in the tourism and hotel industry now tend to book tours on the websites providing customised travel experiences.

AI application proves useful to improving tourists’ experience
COVID-19: Daily count hits all-time high of nearly 56,000 in Vietnam
COVID-19: Daily count hits all-time high of nearly 56,000 in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The number of newly detected coronavirus infections in Vietnam rose by more than 9,000 to 55,879 on February 22, a record high so far, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update at 06pm.

COVID-19: Daily count hits all-time high of nearly 56,000 in Vietnam
HCM City randomly conduct genome sequencing for Omicron variant
HCM City randomly conduct genome sequencing for Omicron variant

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is randomly conducting genome sequencing of positive test samples for the emergence of the Omicron variant in the community, said an official of the municipal Department of Health.

HCM City randomly conduct genome sequencing for Omicron variant
Extreme cold weather kills over 1,000 cattle in northern Vietnam
Extreme cold weather kills over 1,000 cattle in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - More than 1,000 cattle have been found dead due to the severe cold weather that hit 10 northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam on February 19.

Extreme cold weather kills over 1,000 cattle in northern Vietnam
Exhibition raises public awareness on plastic waste reduction
Exhibition raises public awareness on plastic waste reduction

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting a photo exhibition to encourage the audience to get an overview of the current status of plastic waste in Vietnam, thereby inspiring them to take action for a better environment.

Exhibition raises public awareness on plastic waste reduction
Buddhist dignitaries appointed as heads of Spratly pagodas
Buddhist dignitaries appointed as heads of Spratly pagodas

The standing board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) executive committee in the central province of Khanh Hoa on February 21 announced decisions to appoint three monks as heads of pagodas in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district.

Buddhist dignitaries appointed as heads of Spratly pagodas
Health Ministry reports 46,880 new infections, 104 fatalities
Health Ministry reports 46,880 new infections, 104 fatalities

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced the detection of 46,880 new COVID-19 infections across 62 cities and provinces on February 21, marking a fall of 331 cases from the previous day.

Health Ministry reports 46,880 new infections, 104 fatalities
Search, repatriation of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers’ remains in Cambodia resumed
Search, repatriation of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers’ remains in Cambodia resumed

The Steering Committee on Search and Repatriation of Remains of Fallen Soldiers of Military Zone 7 has re-started the operation of teams for searching and repatriating remains of Vietnamese fallen soldiers in Cambodia during wartime after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Search, repatriation of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers’ remains in Cambodia resumed
Abbott voluntarily recalls Alimentum products in Vietnam
Abbott voluntarily recalls Alimentum products in Vietnam

VOV.VN- Abbott is voluntarily recalling Alimentum, one of its power formulas in Vietnam following warnings that the products might have been infected with bacteria.

Abbott voluntarily recalls Alimentum products in Vietnam
Outdoor workers in Hanoi make a living amid chilly conditions
Outdoor workers in Hanoi make a living amid chilly conditions

VOV.VN - Despite bitterly-cold days, street workers brave the conditions to earn a living as they are forced to cover up to cope with the temperature as it drops to eight degrees Celsius weather for the entire day.

Outdoor workers in Hanoi make a living amid chilly conditions
Localities suspend face-to-face learning amid COVID-19 fears
Localities suspend face-to-face learning amid COVID-19 fears

VOV.VN - Due to the rapid transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community, several localities have suspended face-to-face learning and resumed online learning.

Localities suspend face-to-face learning amid COVID-19 fears
COVID-19: Daily count first time hits more than 47,000 in Vietnam
COVID-19: Daily count first time hits more than 47,000 in Vietnam

VOV.VN - For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, as many as 47,200 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in a single day, the Ministry of Health reported on February 20.

COVID-19: Daily count first time hits more than 47,000 in Vietnam
Vietnamese students’ association in New South Wales maps out plans for 2022
Vietnamese students’ association in New South Wales maps out plans for 2022

The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales, Australia (UAVS-NSW) held a conference to review its operation in 2021 and sketch out its plans for 2022.

Vietnamese students’ association in New South Wales maps out plans for 2022
Transport Ministry coordinates in investigation of rescue flight-related bribery case
Transport Ministry coordinates in investigation of rescue flight-related bribery case

The Ministry of Transport announced that it had directed relevant agencies to provide information and documents related to the flights repatriating Vietnamese citizens from abroad to the Investigation Police Agency to serve the investigation into the “taking bribery” case at the Consular Department.

Transport Ministry coordinates in investigation of rescue flight-related bribery case
Foreign scholars highlights values of President Ho Chi Minh’s writings on anti-racism
Foreign scholars highlights values of President Ho Chi Minh’s writings on anti-racism

Under imperialism, “Black Lives Don’t Matter”- an assessment by President Ho Chi Minh in an article, was a prediction for the rise of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which started in 2013, commented Joe Pateman from the University of Nottingham in the UK.

Foreign scholars highlights values of President Ho Chi Minh’s writings on anti-racism
54 COVID-19 cases recorded at HCM City monastery
54 COVID-19 cases recorded at HCM City monastery

VOV.VN - Local authorities of Ho Chi Minh City’s Go Vap district have moved to cordon off a monastery for contact tracing and genome sequencing after 54 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus there.

54 COVID-19 cases recorded at HCM City monastery
Winter frost sets in up north as cold spell strikes Vietnam
Winter frost sets in up north as cold spell strikes Vietnam

VOV.VN - Phia Oac Mt. peak in Vietnam’s northern Cao Bang province has been covered with heavy winter frost after a strong cold spell hit Vietnam on February 19.

Winter frost sets in up north as cold spell strikes Vietnam
Nearly 42,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Vietnam over 24 hours
Nearly 42,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Vietnam over 24 hours

VOV.VN - As many as 41,980 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in 61 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, a fall of 459 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on February 19.

Nearly 42,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Vietnam over 24 hours
Australia donates 3.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam
Australia donates 3.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam

VOV.VN - Australia has delivered a haul of 3.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam over recent weeks through a procurement agreement signed with UNICEF and in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

Australia donates 3.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam