Vietnam supports contents of the global biodiversity framework and suggested the need for further research to complete its indicators, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said at a working session in Hanoi on January 26.

VOV.VN - A further 15,954 people across 61 localities nationwide were found to have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a rise of 186 from figures on the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on January 26.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Health has unveiled that the capital has so far recorded 14 cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, including one case in the community.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been named among the top 20 World’s Best Places to Retire in 2022, as selected by International Living, an Irish publishing company that focuses on retiring overseas.

A campaign aiming to tackle plastic waste in Vietnam was launched on January 24 in Hanoi.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the WorldShare organisation have recently signed a cooperation agreement to build 73 flood-resilient houses for poor households affected by storms in the central province of Quang Binh.

VOV.VN - As many as 15,743 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 61 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 481 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has underlined the necessity for school reopening, noting that the country now has sufficient conditions for the move.

VOV.VN - New German vaccine donations totaling 4,000,230 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Hanoi at the turn of the year, raising the total number of vaccines supplied Germany to Vietnam to over 10 million doses.

Digital transformation saw a remarkable progress last year, with awareness of this regard among State agencies, businesses and people significantly improving, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Telecommunications Nguyen Huy Dung.

Vietnamese community in Tanzania have gathered in the “Xuan Que huong” (Homland Spring) programme held at the Vietnamese Embassy in the African country's Da es Salaam city to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

VOV.VN - A local resident of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the Omicron strain, becoming the first such case reported in the Central Highlands, a local health official confirmed.

VOV.VN - Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station in Binh Thanh district of Ho Chi Minh City has begun to attract larger crowds with less than one week to go before the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, while COVID-19 precautions continue to be kept in place.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese embassies in Poland and Morocco have hosted festive gatherings for Vietnamese nationals living in their host countries to celebrate the traditional lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Commander of the military sub-region of Cambodia’s Tbong Khmum province Lieut. Gen. Iet Bun Thuonl presented gifts to border guards and military officers of southern Tay Ninh province at Xa Mat international border gate on January 24, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed an additional 28 Omicron cases on January 24, an increase of 24 cases compared to the previous day, raising its cumulative tally to 163, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the addition of 14,362 positive COVID-19 cases in 61 cities and provinces across the nation on January 24, thereby raising the total number of infections to over 2.1 million during the ongoing pandemic wave.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the European Union in Vietnam, and the World Bank co-hosted the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) in Hanoi on January 24.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Ba Dinh district in Hanoi presented Tet gifts, including peach branches, to local F0 cases during their isolation period at home for Lunar New Year festival (Tet) celebration.

VOV.VN - The local VNO1 team has won the silver award at Huawei's first global Tech4Good competition for its outstanding project “Earlie”.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has significantly contributed to the nation’s wider COVID-19 prevention and control efforts through changes in mindset and approach, along with decisive pilot steps.

The Immigration Department of Vietnam has announced new policies on easing entry procedures for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese (OVs) as well as their family members with valid visas or visa exemptions.

There are currently more than 93,000 foreigners with work permits in Vietnam, according to data from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - Celebration for the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, has been organised in Egypt to help the Vietnamese community enjoy a warm and familiar traditional festival.

VOV.VN - Many streets throughout the capital are suffering from gridlock as a result of heavy traffic as the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, approaches.

VOV.VN - As the lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is just a week to go, Ho Chi Minh City – based Tan Son Nhat International Airport is packed with people who either fly home for family reunion or go on holiday during the festive season.

VOV.VN - A funeral service of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was solemnly held on January 23 morning at Tu Hieu pagoda in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

VOV.VN - The passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a loss to the Buddhist community in general and Vietnamese Buddhism in particular, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.

Vietnamese embassies have been busy organising celebrations of traditional New Year – Tet – for Vietnamese expats across the world.

Nearly 30 foreign ambassadors and representatives of foreign offices and international organisations in Hanoi on January 23 had a visit to Duong Lam ancient village in the outskirts of Hanoi and a look into activities of the Vietnamese lunar New Year.