The World Bank (WB) has signed an agreement with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to provide a non-refundable aid worth AUD740,000 (US$563,000) through the the Australia-World Bank Group Strategic Partnership’s second phase to help Vietnam conduct a nationwide survey serving its gender policy making.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Labour Affairs (MoLISA) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on March 26 held a consultation conference on the Decent Work Country Programme for Vietnam in the 2017-21 period.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese coronavirus patient described as the most critically ill in Vietnam has been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, doctors said on March 27.

VOV.VN - Cross-border control should be tightened to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus entering the territory, agreed members of the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control at a meeting in Hanoi on March 26.

The Multi-Actor Partnerships for 100 percent Renewable Energy (100% RE MAP) project was kicked off at a conference held in Hanoi on March 25.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed five imported coronavirus cases, including two illegal entrants, on March 26 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Local youth unions nationwide have organised a wide range of exciting activities over recent days to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26).

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) will play a crucial role in people-to-people diplomacy and mobilisation of foreign non-governmental aids, according to its statutes recently approved by the Prime Minister.

VOV.VN - A hot low-pressure area originating from the west is heading for the nation’s northern region and is set to cause the first hot spell of this year.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam was given a second shot of the locally-produced Nano Covax novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine as part of the second stage of human trials on March 26.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has said he is afraid that Vietnam is likely to be confronted with another wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) unless anti-coronavirus measures are tightened.

US experts introduced the latest DNA analysis methods to serve the search of people missing during the war, at a workshop jointly held by the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on March 25. ​

A kick-off meeting on the development of roadmap to implement the Hanoi Declaration on strengthening social work towards cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community took place in Hanoi on March 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines flight No. VN5571 departing from Taipei (Taiwan) landed safely at Da Nang International Airport on March 25, marking the restart of the national flag carrier’s international commercial flight schedule after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cybersecurity companies predict that the rise of cyberattacks will continue in 2021 in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Authorities in southern Binh Duong province scrambled to track down people coming into contact with a Chinese national who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Vietnam continues seeking and diversifying its COVID-19 vaccine sources by working with nations such as the US, India and China, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press conference held on March 25.

VOV.VN - Vietnam registered three more COVID-19 cases on March 25 afternoon, including two detected in the northern province of Hai Duong, and one imported into the nation from the US, according to the latest update by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ben Pho Border Station of Vinh Hung district in Long An province stated on March 25 that border forces have detained a total of 12 foreign nationals who entered the country illegally.

VOV.VN - Up to 26 volunteers received their second shots of the Nano Covax novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on March 25 at the Vietnam Military Medical University in Hanoi as part of the second-stage of human trials to test the domestically-produced vaccine.

VOV.VN - The Department of Health for Hanoi has reported the latest detection of a suspected case of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with F1 and F2 cases now being swiftly detected and isolated.

VOV.VN - The Department of Livestock And Animal Health of Nghe An province received 10,000 doses of vaccine on March 24 with the aim of slowing the spread of viral lumpy skin disease (LSD) among local cattle.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently ordered the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATMC) and domestic airlines to equip with Mode S transponders to improve the quality of aircraft detection, identification and altitude reporting information.

A ceremony reviewing the activities of the Group of Vietnamese Women Parliamentarians was held in Hanoi on March 24.

The People’s Committee of northern mountainous Ha Giang province and CARE International in Vietnam signed a framework cooperation agreement for the 2021-2026 period on March 24.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 vaccination has been carried out in 19 cities and provinces nationwide, with close to 40,000 Vietnamese citizens getting the first jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Ministry of Health said on March 25 morning.

VOV.VN - COVAX Facility has announced that the first batch of approximately 811,200 doses of its coronavirus vaccine is due to be delivered to Vietnam in the next three weeks.

VOV.VN - Amid public concerns regarding the feasibility of a vaccine passport, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, director of National Lung Diseases Hospital, has suggested that such a model could be trialed on a pilot basis before it is put into wider use.

Danko Group, a real estate group, has donated VND1 billion (over US$43,000) to the Asian Turtle Programme (ATP) under the Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) to promote the conservation of Hoan Kiem turtles (Rafetus swinhoei) in the world, including those in Vietnam.

Visa for foreigners living in Vietnam will be issued online via the National Public Service Portal in 2021.