National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed important contributions of the public security force during COVID-19 fight while addressing the Ministry of Public Security’s conference to review the force’s emulation movement to ensure social order and safety on December 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced the detection of a further 16,141 new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam on December 11 to bring the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 1,395,561.

VOV.VN - The morning of December 10 saw Vietnam surpass the milestone of injecting 130 million COVID-19 vaccines doses nationwide, according to data released by the Ministry of Health.

Vietnamese rice businesses and farmers are still lacking awareness of low-carbon rice production, said Nguyen Van Hung, an expert from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

A factory producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 will be built in Vietnam within one year and is expected to produce 30-40 million doses annually, Chairman of Russian pharmaceutical company Binnopharm Dmitry Zubov told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Russia.

The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan on promoting information and communication activities on ASEAN in the 2021-2025 period, with a vision to 2030, aiming to effectively implement the Government's action plan in this work.

The People’s Court of Hanoi has begun the first-instance trial regarding the purchases of the water cleaning agent Redoxy 3C to purify lakes in the city, causing tens of billions of VND in damage to the State budget.

A project was officially launched in Hanoi on December 10 with the aim of promoting parenting to Vietnamese, as well as all-round development of local children.

Winners of the Press Award in “Mitigating marine plastic debris” were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 10.

All types of new cars in Vietnam must meet Euro 5 emission standards from January 1, 2022 under a decision issued by the Prime Minister, Vietnam Register said.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced a further 14,839 COVID-19 infections on December 10 across 57 cities and provinces nationwide, marking a fall of 481 cases from the previous day.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City provided additional and booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine to local residents from December 10.

VOV.VN - The construction of a Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Monument commenced on December 9 in Svay Rieng province in Cambodia.

VOV.VN - The rate of women in the Vietnamese workforce has reached over 70%, a high level compared to figures globally, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined the necessity of providing two injections for people over the age of 18 years, as well as a third jab for those who need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 no later than December 31.

Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on December 9 stated it is illegal to prevent the performance of the Vietnamese national anthem.

Vietnam protests cyber attacks in any form and stays ready to cooperate with the international community in the issue, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

The 2nd ASEAN Young Diplomats Exchange Programme is taking place both in face-to-face and online forms on December 9 – 10.

VOV.VN - A high school student of Quang Tri province has died after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot, becoming the fifth child victim of vaccinations in Vietnam.

With the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the General Statistics Office (GSO) has developed a spatial population and development data webpage, at https://gis.gso.gov.vn, to utilise results of the 2019 Population and Housing Census.

VOV.VN - As many as 15,311 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 61 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, an increase of 705 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on December 9.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is working hard to deal with shortcomings and limitations as recommended by the European Commission (EC), relating to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

More than 100 Vietnamese and Lao military doctors provided health checkup for over 2,000 border residents of the two countries from December 5-8.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have jointly launched a contest specifically for reporters with the theme of “Reporting on violence against women and girls”.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will continue to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations and access treatment medication in an effort to reduce numbers of critically-ill patients and deaths linked to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - A high school student of Son La province has died three days after receiving a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot, confirmed a provincial health official on December 8.

VOV.VN - Foreign nationals wishing to enter the country will no longer be required to undergo a period of concentrated quarantine, providing that they have already received full doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have a negative COVID-19 test.

Ethnic minority women and children, especially the Mong and Khmer, are the most vulnerable group in terms of the United Nations' sustainable development goals.

The National Assembly Standing Committee offered opinions on the adoption of health care policies and mechanisms in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic during a meeting in Hanoi on December 8.

A webinar discussing Vietnam and China’s poverty reduction experience was held on December 8.