Vietnam wishes to receive further support from foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the near future, said Vietnamese officials.

Some 100 architectural works in Hanoi are named in an upcoming Japanese book highlighting modern architecture in Southeast Asia.

Vietnamese, Belgian and French experts in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science (DS) discussed the application of latest research outcomes on AI and DS in industrial production and health care at an conference held by Da Nang-based Dong A University on December 20.

Many activities have been held in different localities to commemorate late General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary (August 25, 1911 - 2021) and the 77th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22, 1944 - 2021).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 16,325 new coronavirus infections in 62 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, the MoH said in its coronavirus update on December 21.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has announced the form and procedure in which to grant a COVID-19 vaccine passport, starting from December 20.

The Vietnamese Embassy and the labour management board in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 20 met and handed over new passports for 17 Vietnamese sailors, who were rescued in a ship accident off the RoK island of Ulleung on December 1.

A ceremony was held in St. Petersburg to pay tribute to former military experts of the Soviet Union (Russia now) who supported Vietnam during the anti-US war.

VOV.VN - A crematorium area located in Cu Chi district of Ho Chi Minh City has been kept busy lately as the southern city recorded dozens of deaths daily linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of the campaign “Breath Again” launched by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, five ambulances were presented to medical stations in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An and Hau Giang on December 20.

VOV.VN - The United States will continue to deliver additional COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam in the coming years, revealed Marie Damour, Charge D’affaires at the US Embassy in Vietnam.

Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, wished Catholics in the Diocese of Xuan Loc in the southern province of Dong Nai a merry Christmas during a visit to the diocese's bishop office on December 20.

VOV.VN - All Vietnamese students have won medals, including four golds and two silvers, at the 18th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO).

The World University Service (WUS) and authorities of Hessen state of Germany will provide scholarships worth EUR205,000 (US$230,625) to students of the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - A total of 14,977 new infections of COVID-19 across 61 localities nationwide were recorded on December 20, with Hanoi capital continuing to post the highest number of infections at 1,612, according to the Ministry of Health.

A virtual Vietnamese language training course for Vietnamese teachers in Europe and North America concluded at a ceremony held by the Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on December 19.

VOV.VN - Typhoon Rai, the ninth storm to hit the nation in the East Sea this year, changed direction to move northeast at speeds of between 15km and 20km per hour over the next 24 hours, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan received a total of 200,000 doses of the Covaxin vaccine presented by Indian company Bharat Biotech at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 19.

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development recently launched the “Plastic and Health Action Partnership” (PHA) for the purpose of reducing impact of plastic wastes on public health.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the healthcare sector to closely monitor the Omicron outbreak globally and develop response scenarios if the new variant of coronavirus is reported in Vietnam.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended and presented the Labour Order to high school students who won international Olympiad competitions and science and technology prizes at a ceremony on in Hanoi on December 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s daily count of coronavirus infections hit a record high on December 19 when as many as 16,110 cases were documented in 60 cities and provinces nationwide, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update on December 19.

The Italy – Vietnam Cultural Bridge Association in Italy and the Vietnamese community in Cyprus have raised EUR5,000 in support of Vietnamese children who lost their parents to COVID-19 pandemic.

A high-level conference between the central border province of Ha Tinh and the Lao provinces of Bolikhamsay and Khammoune took place at Cao Treo international border gate on December 18 to discuss the fight against COVID-19 and economic development.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested domestic epidemiology and Pasteur institutes to conduct genome sequencing for positive cases entering Vietnam from November 18 to detect the Omicron variant.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on December 18 it will cancel a number of domestic flights on December 19 due to the impact of the impending super typhoon Rai.

VOV.VN - A 11th grader of Nguyen Trai High School in Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, has died after being given a COVID-19 vaccine shot, a local official confirmed on December 18.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,895 new coronavirus infections in 60 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update on December 18.

The Ho Chi Minh Museum’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 held a press conference to give the public insights into a freshly published book on the late President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed suspending activities which may lead to crowding, such as entertainment centres, festivals, and religious rituals in localities that are at a high risk of COVID-19 infection during the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.