Vietnamese people in Russia, Israel, and Mexico marked the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) with ceremonies organised by the embassies of Vietnam on January 22.

VOV.VN - The numbers of new coronavirus infections and deaths have dropped in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

VOV.VN - Buddhists on January 23 began to mourn Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh who passed away at Tu Hieu pagoda in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the previous day.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,707 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, a fall of 233 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported on January 22.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States hosted an online programme on January 22 specifically for overseas Vietnamese and international friends to welcome the Year of the Tiger.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on January 22 hosted a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese expatriate communities abroad to honour their contributions to the country, including in the ongoing COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - Passengers, including children, wishing to fly on domestic routes are no longer required to undergo a COVID-19 test at the airport even when they have not received a single vaccine dose.

VOV.VN - Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a global famous preacher, writer, poet, and social activist, passed away at Tu Hieu pagoda in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on January 22 at the age of 96.

Many Vietnamese people and businesses in the US have shown their support for the homeland’s restoration of international commercial flights, describing the move as a good start for the New Year.

The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi on January 21 reopened an appeal trial for the case that occurred at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Saigon Beer - Alcohol - Beverage JSC (Sabeco) and HCM City despite the absence of defendant ex-Minister of MoIT Vu Huy Hoang.

Many Japanese enterprises attending the Japan IT Week Osaka 2022 have showed great interest in a face recognition solution named CMC Intelligent Video Analytics and Management System (CIVAMS), and digital transformation solution Cloud MSP researched and developed by CMC Corporation of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,935 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, a fall of 736 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on January 21.

VOV.VN - The peak of Fansipan Mount in Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai was left blanketed with ice and snow on January 21, according to Luu Minh Hai, director of Lao Cai Province Hydro-Meteorological Station.

VOV.VN - For the first time Vietnamese doctors at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully conducted a renal transplant with a kidney taken from a relative who has a different blood group.

VOV.VN - Unlike many other Vietnamese people, soldiers on Coast Guard ship CSB 4031 celebrate the traditional lunar New Year holiday (Tet) early before taking on long routine patrol missions at sea.

The Global Civic Sharing (GCS) organisation of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on January 20 presented a computer lab worth VND550 million (US$24,300) to Lien Chau secondary school in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai district, on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Numerous overseas Vietnamese and international friends enjoyed a festive celebration from January 15 to January 21 in Prefecture Fukuoka of Japan ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (known as Tet in Vietnam).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has proposed that the Government permit the purchase of 21.9 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses in order to inoculate local children aged 5 to 11.

VOV.VN - Border guards and relevant agencies of Quang Binh province have held a number of activities for disadvantaged people in Truong Son commune to early celebrate the 2022 lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Investigation is still underway on a shooting threat made against a Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Japan to Vietnam earlier this month, spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on January 20.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with leaders of the Khmer-Vietnam Association and presented gifts to needy Cambodians of Vietnamese origin in Cambodia on January 19 as part of his two-day official visit to the neighbouring country.

VOV.VN - The Medicine Patent Pool (MPP) on January 20 announced it has granted licenses to manufacture the COVID-19 treatment drug Molnupiravir to 27 pharmaceutical firms worldwide, including Stella Vietnam (Stellapharm).

VinFuture Prize, an international award founded in Vietnam to honour scientific achievements, gave out US$4.5 million worth of prizes to several global scientists on January 20.

VOV.VN - Ten countries have so far endorsed Vietnam’s vaccine passport to facilitate travel between their countries and Vietnam, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 20.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue its coordination with other ministries, agencies, localities and airlines to arrange flights to bring overseas Vietnamese back to Vietnam as per their wish, spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said at the ministry's regular press conference on January 20.

Internet infrastructure in Vietnam is set to receive considerable investment in 2022 to meet users’ growing demand, according to the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said COVID-19 prevention and control was the hardest job but the most outstanding highlight of the health sector in 2021.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry announced the detection of 16,715 new COVID-19 infections on January 20 across 63 cities and provinces nationwide, marking an increase of 701 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - A severe cold spell is forecast to hit the country's northern region during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, bringing with it a period of rain and lowering temperatures.

VOV.VN - In the event that sea levels rise by 1 metre, it will engulf 47.29% of the Mekong Delta area, approximately 17.15% of the area of Ho Chi Minh City, and 13.20% of the Red River Delta area, according to the 2020 climate change scenario.