VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on December 29 received 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine presented by Russia to support Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

Vietnam became the 53rd country in the world achieving the goal of covering basic doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 70% of its population, according to covidvax.live, a website that updates the vaccination speed worldwide every day.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 13,889 new coronavirus cases in 60 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, a fall of 548 cases compared to the previous day.

A strengthened protection system and zero tolerance to violence are required to better protect children, said Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative to Vietnam in a statement released on December 29.

VOV.VN - More than 30,000 patients have died of COVID-19 and underlying illnesses in Vietnam, with 84% of them aged 50 and above, according to the Health Examination and Treatment Agency under the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam received eight used ambulances and medical supplies donated by partners of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in a ceremony held in Yongin city on December 28.

VOV.VN - With only a few days to go before the New Year holiday, several major coach stations throughout the capital have been left unusually quiet due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia has presented Vietnam with medical supplies to support the country in the COVID-19 fight.

VOV.VN - A further of 14,440 people across 61 localities nationwide were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, marking a drop of 446 from the previous day, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health on December 28.

VOV.VN - An entrant returning from the UK was confirmed by the Ministry of Health on December 28 to be the first Omicron case recorded in the nation.

The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) on December 27 held an award ceremony to honour 33 outstanding press works on AO/dioxin victims and overcoming consequences of toxic chemicals used in the war in Vietnam.

Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam Nguyen Hoa Binh held an online talks with Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court of China Zhou Qiang on December 27.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed 14,872 new coronavirus cases, including 14,867 locally acquired infections, in 59 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours.

VOV.VN - Honda Vietnam Company has worked alongside the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) to launch its annual motorcycle helmet programme by donating nearly 20,000 pieces to students and people across the country.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Heath has requested that all localities nationwide complete the injection of the third round of COVID-19 vaccinations for adults by the first quarter of 2022.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on December 27 silenced rumours surfacing on social media that a local resident had contracted the new variant Omicron following a RT-PCR test at FV Hospital.

The association of Vietnam-Japan families has freshly debuted in Japan’s Kyushu-Okinawa region, grouping families whose wives or husbands are Japanese.

Former Standing Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang was brought to trial on December 27 on the charge of “violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness”.

VOV.VN -The capital is in the midst of enduring its coldest period since the beginning of winter, with average temperatures dropping to below 12 degrees Celsius, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Health has requested public and non-public medical examination and treatment facilities to implement a range of solutions aimed at reducing the number of deaths caused by COVID-19.

VOV.VN - A delegation made up of military officers and soldiers departed for the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on December 25, bringing with them lots of essential goods for the Lunar New Year (Tet) to local islanders.

VOV.VN - The police of the southern province of Binh Thuan have detained a Russian national on a charge of illegally planting and storing cannabis in her lodging house.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and businesses to expand the Integrated Early Childhood Development Holistic Parenting Project to promote nurturing care for Vietnamese children.

VOV.VN - BAT pursues the philosophy of sustainable development based on the ESG strategy (Environment, Society and Governance) for nearly 20 years operating in Vietnam, responding to macro sustainable goals by the United Nations.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 25 sent a letter to the population sector to commemorate its 60th anniversary (December 26).

VOV.VN - An additional 15,218 positive COVID cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on December 26, with Hanoi capital continuing to suffer the highest number of infections at 1,910.

The first village police station built with support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) in Laos was inaugurated in Nonghet village of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, on December 25.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced the detection of 15,586 new COVID-19 cases on December 25 across 57 localities throughout the country, down 583 from one day earlier, with Hanoi leading the tally with 1,879.

An award ceremony was held on December 24 to honour winners of a contest on the compilation of Vietnamese language learning materials for overseas Vietnamese.

As many as 11,495 traffic accidents nationwide killed 5,799 people and injured 8,018 others in one year between December 15, 2020 and December 14, 2021, according to the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.