PM calls for drastic actions to cope with COVID-19 Omicron XBB variant
VOV.VN - With ongoing unpredictable developments relating to XBB, a sub-variant of the Omicron virus, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic preventive measures aimed at dealing with the pandemic during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, and the festive season.
Mong Cai offers free Wi-Fi services for tourists
VOV.VN - Mong Cai city in the northern border province of Quang Ninh launched a free Wi-Fi service system, along with QRCode scanning points, on January 8 in order to enable easier access to local tourism information as part of efforts to promote tourism activities.
Tet gatherings held abroad by Vietnamese embassies
The Vietnamese Embassy in the US held the Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) programme in Washington D.C. on January 6 (US time) to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year festival, with nearly 600 people taking part, including US friends.
Labour export recovers strongly post pandemic
VOV.VN - Labour export has recovered strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 143,000 workers sent abroad to work in 2022, more than 3 times the figure recorded in 2021.
Chinese citizens line up waiting to return to mainland at border gate
VOV.VN - Hundreds of Chinese citizens stood in long lines at Mong Cai international border gate on January 8 waiting to complete immigration procedures to return to their home following China’s decision to reopen its land border due to COVID-19.
Da Nang appreciates foreigners’ contributions to local development
Leaders of the central city of Da Nang hailed contributions by the community of foreigners to local development at a meeting held on January 6, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Border troops support needy people for joyful Lunar New Year
VOV.VN - The Dien Bien provincial Border Guard Command in collaboration with local authorities have held a border spring programme to support people in need to have a joyful Lunar New Year Festival.
Vietnam announces environmental protection rankings in cities
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has announced environmental protection rankings on its own indicators for assessing the results of environmental protection in localities nationwide.
HCM City hosts Tet celebrations for overseas Vietnamese
VOV.VN - The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 6 to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, for approximately 1,600 overseas Vietnamese returning home from all over the world.
Nearly 100 kg of drugs seized at Noi Bai International Airport
VOV.VN - The drug-related crime investigation Police Division (PC04) in collaboration with relevant agencies on January 6 arrested three suspects charged with trafficking drugs from Germany to Vietnam.