VOV.VN - A large plane of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines that brings home 283 Vietnamese citizens fleeing war zones in Ukraine is expected to land at Noi Bai International Airport late Tuesday morning (March 8).

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on March 7 presented 9.45 million syringes and 200,000 safety boxes to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to aid Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination work.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed the detection of a further 147,358 fresh COVID-19 cases on March 7 in 63 cities and provinces nationwide, with Hanoi continuing to document the highest number of infections with 32,317.

VOV.VN - It requires a stronger multi-sectoral cooperation among all parties concerned to challenge gender norms and stereotypes so as to address the issue of gender-biased sex selection (GBSS) in Vietnam.

Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, has recommended that to achieve the best effect from the policies and programmes on climate, the environment, and disaster risks, the country put women and girls at the centre of decision-making.

Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital No. 3 which is performing duties at the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan has organised activities to raise awareness of health care and daily gynecological hygiene for local women on the occasion of the International Women's Day (March 8).

VOV.VN - Norwegian Ambassador Grete Lochen has granted an media interview about raising awareness about the rights of girls and women and the importance of gender equality on the occasion of the International Women' Day (March 8).

VOV.VN - The daily number of coronavirus infections in Vietnam has kept rising in Vietnam, hitting close to 150,000 on March 6.

VOV.VN - Approximately 800 Vietnamese citizens have been evacuated from Ukraine to Romania to get rid of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

VOV.VN - A cold front is making its way through China to northern Vietnam, bringing rain and humidity in the coming days, said national weather forecasters.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced 131,817 new coronavirus infections recorded in all 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam on March 5, up more than 6,200 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - The World's Leading Market Research Association (WIN) recently published its annual survey, showing that Vietnam is among the countries with the highest index for gender equality in the world.

The People’s Committee of Da Nang city, in collaboration with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), held a ceremony on March 4 to kick-start the Integrated Centre for Controlling Green and Smart Urban Resilience (ENSURE Centre) in the central city.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines will conduct the first flight bringing home Vietnamese citizens stranded in Ukraine on March 6, said a representative of the national flag carrier.

VOV.VN - As many as 125,587 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in all 63 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, up nearly 7,000 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on March 4.

VOV.VN - As many as 196.3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered nationwide, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Portal.

VOV.VN - The World Bank (WB) is ready to assist the capital in implementing its urban transport development and infrastructure projects, especially with regard to the urban railway system.

VOV.VN - Budget carrier Bamboo Airways announced that it will launch the first repatriation flight to bring back Vietnamese citizens stranded in Ukraine’s war zones on March 9.

VOV.VN - The United States delivered 34 ultra-low temperature freezers specifically for COVID-19 vaccine storage to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4.

The police have recovered, distrained and frozen properties of people involving in the COVID-19 test kit overcharging at Viet A Technologies JSC, Lt. Gen. To An Xo, Chief of Office and spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security told reporters during a recent routine Government press conference.

Hanoi's administration is considering the creation of four cities in Dong Anh, Me Linh, Soc Son and Hoa Lac by 2050.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has reported the number of COVID-19 infections under 12 years of age hospitalised nationwide has risen considerably from 14.1% of all hospitalisations before February to 24.3% at present.

VOV.VN - Given the emergence of various COVID-19 variants globally, including Omicron, many experts believe that achieving the goal of herd immunity to eradicate the disease is difficult, and COVID-19 may be approaching the endemic disease stage.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a further 118,790 new COVID-19 patients on March 3 across all 63 cities and provinces, posting an increase of 8,500 cases from the previous day.

Facing the complicated situation in Ukraine, Vietnamese people there will move to neighbouring countries and then take flights by Vietnamese carriers to the homeland, an official has said.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the extension of the shelf-life of the Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine, known as Moderna, by an additional two months.

VOV.VN - Newswire Vietnam Briefing of Dezan Shira & Associates has published an article highlighting the nation as an increasingly attractive place for businesses of all types, particularly given the country’s growing consumer class and dynamic workforce.

The Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Centre (VNCERT/CC), in collaboration with the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Centre of China (CNCERT/CC), recently held an online ASEAN-China international cyber security training course.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health is speeding up procedures aimed at completing its contract with Pfizer to purchase 21.9 million vaccine doses for children aged five to 11 in March.

Vietnam's Frigate 016 - Quang Trung left the port of the Indian city of Visakhapatnam on March 2 to join the three-day sea phase of the ongoing multilateral naval exercise MILAN 2022.