VOV.VN - As many as 20,054 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus in 12 cities and provinces across Vietnam since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, according to the National Expanded Immunization Programme.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on March 17 took legal action against Nguyen Duc Chung, former Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of seven further novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on March 17 afternoon, with the total number of infections nationwide rising to 2,567.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested that the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (AVC) along with other relevant agencies step up efforts to enhance surveillance at airports and improve their operations in a bid to prevent smuggling.

An incense offering ceremony was held on March 16 to commemorate 504 victims of a massacre by US troops 53 years ago in Son My village, Tinh Khe commune of Quang Ngai city, central Vietnam.

The third round of the Innovation Partnership Grants under the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Aus4Innovation Programme has opened, targeting initiatives under priority targets of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology to promote post-COVID-19 recovery.

VOV.VN - La Nina is set to remain until May before concluding and moving to a neutral state during the final months of the summer, according to predictions made by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has so far recorded no blood clot cases after conducting injections of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, while health facilities are set to press ahead with the safe inoculation process.

The Quang Trung software park in Ho Chi Minh City will be developed into a model of digital transformation, according to Director of the Quang Trung Software City Development Co Ltd (QTSC) Lam Nguyen Hai Long.

A working delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy and the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia handed over donations to Cambodians of Vietnamese origin living in lockdown areas in Kandal and Prey Veng provinces on March 14 and 15, where over 150 COVID-19 cases have been found, including 10 Vietnamese-Cambodians.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to conduct a test run of the elevated section of metro line No.1 connecting Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien in late 2021 and commercially operate the whole system in 2022.

Many Japanese businesses investing in Vietnam have been seeking cooperation in joint-surveys, research and human resources exchange with local universities as a crucial step to expand in Vietnam beyond Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

The authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa has fined a foreign-funded limited company VND335 million (US$14,527) for its violations of environmental protection regulations.

VOV.VN - Hai Duong, the nation’s biggest epicenter of the latest coronavirus wave is poised to resume production and business activities as from March 18 after the COVID-19 pandemic has been basically brought under control.

Twenty-two young intellectuals representing ten ASEAN member states and Japan, on March 16, adopted a joint declaration in which they expressed their concern over marine plastic waste and gave 13 recommendations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued Decision No. 359/QD-TTg approving adjustments to the master plan of central Da Nang city by 2030 with a vision to 2045.

VOV.VN - A local resident of Hai Duong province, the epicenter of Vietnam’s latest coronavirus outbreak, has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, after coming into contact with the COVID-19 patient, the Ministry of Health said on March 16 afternoon.

VOV.VN - Sixty-four Vietnamese officers, soldiers and doctors who are set to join the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan were given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shot on March 16.

VOV.VN - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev began a two-day visit to Hanoi on March 16, bringing with him a batch of Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as donation to Vietnam.

The Hanoi Department of Information and Communication has just drafted and submitted the city’s digital transformation programme by 2025 to the municipal people's committee.

UN Women in Vietnam held a ceremony on March 15 to hand over essential equipment and facilities to upgrade the hotlines and facilities of related social services of the two Peace House Shelters in Hanoi.

Building and implementing a national strategy on green growth for 2021-2030 is necessary to deal with limitations and shortcomings during the 2012-2020 period, and get updated on the domestic and global situation, an official has said.

VOV.VN - The initial six volunteers participating in human trials of Covivac, the second locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, remain in stable condition after receiving a dose of the experimental vaccine on March 15.

VOV.VN - A dead whale weighing approximately four tonnes has been discovered washed up on a beach in the central province of Quang Nam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese postdoctoral researcher Le Duc Dung, who is working at University Hospital Würzburg in Germany, has been granted the Basic Science Award at the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

Former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) Dinh La Thang was sentenced to 11 years in prison, during a trial on the case of violating regulations on investment in construction works, causing serious consequences at an ethanol plant in the northern province of Phu Tho on March 15.

The People’s Committee of Hanoi on March 15 held a breaking ground ceremony for the Hanoi Children’s Palace in Nam Tu Liem district, a project that aims to meet the demand for entertainment and study among children and youngsters as the capital’s population grows.

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a programme to build an eco-system for research into artificial intelligence (AI) development over the next 10 years as part of its efforts to become a smart city and promote digital transformation.

VOV.VN - Two Vietnamese residents have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past 24 hours, with both living in Hai Duong province, the epicenter of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak.

The Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha presented VND1 billion (US$43,400) to the committee for the mobilisation, reception, and distribution of COVID-19 prevention funds through the city’s Fatherland Front Committee on March 15, giving a helping hand in the fight against the pandemic.