Bilingual COVID-19 testing forms to be applied for passengers at airports
Bilingual COVID-19 testing forms to be applied for passengers at airports

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked relevant agencies to issue forms for COVID-19 pre-testing and test results of passengers at airports in both Vietnamese and English.

Bilingual COVID-19 testing forms to be applied for passengers at airports
German frigate "Bayern” to dock at HCM City port on Jan.6
German frigate "Bayern” to dock at HCM City port on Jan.6

VOV.VN - Germany’s frigate "Bayern" will enter the port of Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 morning, marking the first visit of a German Navy ship to Vietnam, according to the German Embassy in Hanoi.

German frigate "Bayern” to dock at HCM City port on Jan.6
HCM City to reopen bars, dance clubs from next week
HCM City to reopen bars, dance clubs from next week

Ho Chi Minh City will reopen bars, dance clubs and karaoke parlors from January 10 after a period of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HCM City to reopen bars, dance clubs from next week
HCM City to have over 300,000 job vacancies this year
HCM City to have over 300,000 job vacancies this year

Understaffed companies and factories in Ho Chi Minh City will need up to 310,000 workers this year if the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control, according to a survey of the Ho Chi Minh City Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information (Falmi).

HCM City to have over 300,000 job vacancies this year
Government reports on wrongdoings related to COVID-19 test kit developer
Government reports on wrongdoings related to COVID-19 test kit developer

The Government, in its report on the COVID-19 prevention and control submitted to the National Assembly (NA) on January 4, affirmed that the Viet A Technologies JSC had took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to seek illegal profit.

Government reports on wrongdoings related to COVID-19 test kit developer
Local Molnupiravir manufacturers to be licensed soon
Local Molnupiravir manufacturers to be licensed soon

VOV.VN - Health professionals of the Ministry of Health are due to meet on January 5 to consider licensing local pharmaceutical companies that produce Molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment.

Local Molnupiravir manufacturers to be licensed soon
14,861 new infections confirmed, Hanoi reaches new high of nearly 2,500
14,861 new infections confirmed, Hanoi reaches new high of nearly 2,500

VOV.VN - A total of 14,861 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health across 60 localities throughout the country on January 4, as Hanoi capital's number peaked at 2,499.

14,861 new infections confirmed, Hanoi reaches new high of nearly 2,500
Vietnamese expats in Europe long for resumption of international flights
Vietnamese expats in Europe long for resumption of international flights

Vietnamese expats living in Europe hope authorities from both sides to work together so as to soon resume international flights, allowing them to visit family back home, according to Hoang Dinh Thang, Chairman of the Union of Vietnamese People Associations in Europe.

Vietnamese expats in Europe long for resumption of international flights
Schools in HCM city welcome back senior students
Schools in HCM city welcome back senior students

VOV.VN - Students in grades 7, 8, 10, and 11 in Ho Chi Minh City returned to school on January 4, three weeks after grades 9 and 12 went back to school.

Schools in HCM city welcome back senior students
Locals rush back to Hanoi, HCM City after New Year holiday
Locals rush back to Hanoi, HCM City after New Year holiday

VOV.VN - Crowds of people returned to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of January 3 which marked the end of the three-day holiday for the New Year, in order to resume work and study, resulting in crowded situations to occur at the entrances of the cities.

Locals rush back to Hanoi, HCM City after New Year holiday
Three killed in Hanoi gas explosion
Three killed in Hanoi gas explosion

VOV.VN - Three people were killed following a gas cylinder exploding at their rented house in Hanoi on the evening of January 3.

Three killed in Hanoi gas explosion
Vietnam reports nearly 16,000 new infections, over 24,460 recoveries
Vietnam reports nearly 16,000 new infections, over 24,460 recoveries

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a further 15,936 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on January 3 to bring the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 1,778,976.

Vietnam reports nearly 16,000 new infections, over 24,460 recoveries
Traffic accidents kill 38 during three-day New Year holiday
Traffic accidents kill 38 during three-day New Year holiday

Sixty four traffic accidents took place nationwide during the three-day solar New Year holiday (January 1-3), causing 38 deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.

Traffic accidents kill 38 during three-day New Year holiday
Strategy approved to boost vocational training development until 2030
Strategy approved to boost vocational training development until 2030

Vocational training development will be boosted to meet the diverse demands of the labour market and the higher requirements in human resources quality for national growth in the new period under a new Vocational Training Development Strategy in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2045.

Strategy approved to boost vocational training development until 2030
Vietnam strengthens int'l cooperation to promote renewable energy development
Vietnam strengthens int'l cooperation to promote renewable energy development

By strengthening international cooperation in energy and completing mechanisms and policies in the field, Vietnam is working to improve the efficiency, sustainability and adapting capacity for the national energy sector.

Vietnam strengthens int'l cooperation to promote renewable energy development
Transport infrastructure development provides leverage for GDP growth
Transport infrastructure development provides leverage for GDP growth

The Ministry of Transport is coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies to develop a portfolio of transport projects and specific mechanisms for the implementation of the projects which will form part of the Government’s socio-economic recovery and development programme post-COVID-19.

Transport infrastructure development provides leverage for GDP growth
COVID-19: Daily count rises again to nearly 17,000 in all 63 localities
COVID-19: Daily count rises again to nearly 17,000 in all 63 localities

VOV.VN - The daily number of new coronavirus infections suddenly rose by nearly 2,100 on January 2 to 16,948 in all 63 cities and provinces across the country, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update.

COVID-19: Daily count rises again to nearly 17,000 in all 63 localities
Vietnam looks to master technology in renewable energy
Vietnam looks to master technology in renewable energy

The draft Power Development Planning (PDP) VIII has demonstrated the trend of developing clean and renewable energies in line with commitments to cutting carbon emissions at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Vietnam looks to master technology in renewable energy
Lao Cai girl dies after receiving Pfizer shot
Lao Cai girl dies after receiving Pfizer shot

VOV.VN - A 23-year-old girl of Lao Cai province in northern Vietnam has died after receiving a Comirnaty (Pfizer) vaccine shot against COVID-19, the local Health Department confirmed on January 2.

Lao Cai girl dies after receiving Pfizer shot
First Omicron patient discharged from hospital after negative tests
First Omicron patient discharged from hospital after negative tests

VOV.VN - H.M. patient who was the first the Omicron case in Vietnam was discharged from Military Central Hospital 108 in Hanoi on January 2 after making full recovery from the disease.

First Omicron patient discharged from hospital after negative tests
Google announces top 10 search trends 2021 in Vietnam
Google announces top 10 search trends 2021 in Vietnam

Google has announced a list of top 10 search trends in Vietnam in 2021 together with 14 most-searched categories on Google Search.

Google announces top 10 search trends 2021 in Vietnam
Vietnam to soon purchase COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5-11
Vietnam to soon purchase COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5-11

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Health (MoH) to immediately carry out necessary procedures to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11.

Vietnam to soon purchase COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5-11
Daily COVID-19 cases reach more than 14,850 across 62 localities
Daily COVID-19 cases reach more than 14,850 across 62 localities

VOV.VN - A further of 14,853 people across 62 localities nationwide were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, marking a drop of 1,654 from the previous day, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health on January 1.

Daily COVID-19 cases reach more than 14,850 across 62 localities
Ho Chi Minh City confirms five Omicron cases
Ho Chi Minh City confirms five Omicron cases

VOV.VN - Five cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City confirms five Omicron cases
First domestic tourists of 2022 welcomed in southern metropolis
First domestic tourists of 2022 welcomed in southern metropolis

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in collaboration with relevant agencies, held a ceremony to welcome the arrival of visitors from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on January 1, 2022.

First domestic tourists of 2022 welcomed in southern metropolis
HCM City welcomes New Year amid quiet atmosphere
HCM City welcomes New Year amid quiet atmosphere

VOV.VN - Unlike scenes in previous years when people poured onto the streets to watch firework displays and enjoy entertainment to celebrate New Year’s Eve, public places in Ho Chi Minh City this year are much more quiet.

HCM City welcomes New Year amid quiet atmosphere
Quang Ninh assists Lao province in COVID-19 combat
Quang Ninh assists Lao province in COVID-19 combat

Quang Ninh province of Vietnam has presented US$20,000 to the Lao province of Luang Prabang to assist the latter in the fight against COVID-19.

Quang Ninh assists Lao province in COVID-19 combat
Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang serves as Acting Supreme Patriarch of VN Buddhist Sangha
Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang serves as Acting Supreme Patriarch of VN Buddhist Sangha

Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang was selected as Acting Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) at the 6th meeting of the 8th VBS Executive Council on December 31.

Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang serves as Acting Supreme Patriarch of VN Buddhist Sangha
Darkest before the dawn: signs of optimism ahead after tough 2021
Darkest before the dawn: signs of optimism ahead after tough 2021

VOV.VN - As Vietnam is kicking off its booster jab campaign, easing restriction and resuming international air routes, there are signs ahead that a return to normality might be just over the horizon.

Darkest before the dawn: signs of optimism ahead after tough 2021
COVID-19: Daily count falls to 16,515, new Omicron outbreak detected
COVID-19: Daily count falls to 16,515, new Omicron outbreak detected

VOV.VN - After peaking at more than 17,000 cases on December 30, Vietnam’s daily count fell roughly 500 to 16,515 on December 31, the last day of 2021, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update.

COVID-19: Daily count falls to 16,515, new Omicron outbreak detected