Vietnam plans to set up and pilot the operation of a carbon trade exchange from 2025, according to a new Government decree on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and Ozone layer protection.

Vietnam will join other United Nations member states to mark World Wetlands Day on February 2 this year, according to a notice sent by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) to concerned ministries, organisations, and cities and provinces.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s COVID-19 daily count has surpassed the 16,000 mark again, hitting 16,035 during the past 24 hours after falling to 14,818 in the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on January 11.

VOV.VN - The northern part of Vietnam is expected to experience two additional cold spells over the next 10 days, according to the Central Centre for Hydro-metrological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Localities in the central region have tightened COVID-19 prevention and control measures, and simultaneously created conditions for residents to return to their hometowns for lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations.

VOV.VN - As many as 45,000 workers, mainly in the footwear, mechanical electronics, and refrigeration sectors, will be urgently needed in Ho Chi Minh City after the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - A total of 14,818 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by the Health Ministry on January 11, including 9,396 detected in the community, marking a drop of 968 from the previous day.

VOV.VN - An emergency relief project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was launched on January 10 by the Vietnam Red Cross Society in Thua Thien-Hue province with the goal of aiding people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the country’s central region.

A ceremony was held at Platform DK1/9 of Naval Region 2 on January 10 to pay tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf.

The APEC Statue Park expansion project was inaugurated in Hai Chau district of Central Da Nang city on January 10.

VOV.VN - Bars, karaoke, and massage services based in Ho Chi Minh City are permitted to resume operations from January 10 following eight months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with returning staff ready to welcome customers again.

VOV.VN - The past two years has seen the number of Vietnamese people going to work abroad fall due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VOV.VN - As many as 15,779 people have tested positive for coronavirus in 60 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, with Hanoi capital topping localities in infection number.

VOV.VN - The border guard force have broken a large drug tracking ring in the north-western province of Dien Bien, arresting three suspects along with 144,000 pills of synthetic drugs and 12 cakes of heroin.

VOV.VN - A young guy has been arrested after robbing a bank in the northern province of Hai Phong and driving away with cash worth VND3 billion, police said.

Vietnam will attend the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022, themed “a Community of Peace and Shared Future” in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, from January 16 – 20.

VOV.VN - There are 408 severely and critically ill coronavirus patients in Hanoi capital, an increase of nearly 14% compared to the average seven days ago, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 16,555 new coronavirus infections in 62 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on January 8.

Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong and 13 others are facing charges for their role in counterfeit cancer medicines labelled as Health 2000 Canada, according the new indictment issued by the Supreme People’s Procuracy.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, has lowered its COVID-19 alert level to green – the lowest in the four alert level system adopted by the Ministry of Health – thanks to its encouraging results in combating the virus.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City recorded 20 COVID-19 related deaths on January 17, the lowest figure over the past six months.

The Hanoi People’s Court on January 7 sentenced Kang Joon-ho, a 74-year-old man from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to six years in prison for arranging illegal exit for Vietnamese citizens.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 30 Omicron cases in Vietnam since the first case was detected in late December 2021.

An exhibition on plastic waste reduction opened in Hanoi on January 7, aiming to help change citizens' mindset and behavior regarding the use of plastic bags and other single-use plastic products.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association held a get-together on January 7 to mark 43 years since the victory in the Southwestern border defence war and the joint victory on January 7, 1979 of Vietnam and Cambodia over the genocidal regime.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 16,278 new coronavirus infections in 59 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on January 7.

VOV.VN - The “Xuan Que Huong” (Home Spring) programme 2022, an annual event for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the lead up to traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is scheduled to take place on January 22.

The Government Office has issued a document regarding Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam’s guideline on the supply of medical oxygen for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision approving a project on developing the application of population database, e-identification and e-authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030.

VOV.VN - The Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a document to tighten inspections, examinations, and handling of violations in COVID-19 drug trading.