VOV.VN - The importance of promoting equal values and the role of women within the national leadership apparatus were discussed at a workshop titled “Lead the Chance in the New Normal” held on March 15 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A total of 155 Vietnamese citizens who arrived back in the country after being repatriated from Taiwan (China) have tested negative for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) during the first round of testing.

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Loc Ninh district of Ninh Phuoc province announced on March 14 that they have arrested five Chinese citizens who entered the nation illegally.

VOV.VN - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has for the first time presented a prime construction contract to a local contractor in order to complete its Dioxin Remediation project at Bien Hoa Airbase Area.

The boy received kidneys from live donors after an eight-hour surgery.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi Medical University is to start the initial phase of clinical trials on the second domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccine known as Covivac, developed by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC) on March 15.

VOV.VN - A passenger plane en route to Con Dao island in southern Vietnam was forced to return to Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on March 14 after smoke was detected.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was solemnly held in Quang Binh province on March 14 to commemorate 64 Vietnamese navy officers and soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Johnson South Reef Skirmish in 1988.

The Ministries of Public Security of Vietnam and Laos have paid tribute to their fallen soldiers and officers at a former revolutionary base of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party’s in Viengxay district of Houaphanh province.

VOV.VN - A Japanese expert entering Vietnam has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, the Ministry of Health said on march 14 afternoon.

Many domestic and foreign organizations and businesses have contacted the Ministry of Health to suggest providing vaccines against COVID-19.

VOV.VN - The Russia Government has granted 1,000 scholarships in 2021 to Vietnamese citizens to pursue study at universities and research institutes in the Russian Federation.

Da Nang Oncology Hospital and the UK's AstraZeneca Vietnam on March 12 signed an agreement to improve treatment capacity and the quality of medical care for lung cancer patients, targeting those in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - As many as 10,041 Vietnamese people have received AstraZeneca vaccine shots since the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched on March 8, and no serious side-effects have been reported, according to the Ministry of Health.

Germany’s Aone Deutschland AG and Vietnam’s AquaOne Corporation will cooperate in constructing the Vam Co Dong River Surface Water Treatment Plant in the southern province of Long An under a newly-signed agreement.

The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) have signed a cooperation agreement with GMO-Z.com RUNSYSTEM JSC in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Three people, including two in Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Ministry of Health announced on March 13 afternoon.

VOV.VN - In contrast to previous years, the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda festival, has seen a huge drop in visitor numbers during its first day of reopening.

Vietnam has called on countries and international organisations to set forth roadmaps or frameworks and mechanisms for result-oriented cooperation in order to implement the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) more effectively.

A total of VND600 billion (US$25.9 million) was allocated from the State budget during the 2016-2020 period to 38 cities and provinces to upgrade and repair drug detoxification facilities, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) announced on March 12.

The Defence Ministry held a ceremony on March 12 to present the President’s decision to send Lieut. Col Tran Duc Huong from the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, to take up a position at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed two locally transmitted coronavirus infections and 13 imported cases on March 10 afternoon.

VOV.VN - With no blood clots yet to be reported, Vietnam will continue to use the AstraZeneca vaccine for the national vaccination programme, said a leading health official.

VOV.VN - Van Don International Airport received two repatriation flights on March 11 returning over 350 Vietnamese citizens back to the country from Japan.

Vietnam Airlines has offered to transport domestically free of charge 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine (11.5 tonnes) supplied by COVAX Facility - a mechanism set up by the World Health Organization (WHO), from March 15.

VOV.VN - Authorities in the capital carried out COVID-19 testing on March 12 on individuals who are either living or working in places that are at high risk of infection, including factories, industrial parks, and residential areas where foreigners may work or live, along with major bus stations.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan has asked localities to promptly complete the installation of Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) on all fishing vessels and acquire the necessary data as part of efforts to tackle illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

A seminar was held in Dong Ha city, Quang Tri, on March 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam – Ireland diplomatic relations (April 5, 1996 – 2021) and the 15th anniversary of cooperation between the central province and Ireland.

Vietnam is intensifying surveillance along its borders to prevent any illegal entry and exit, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference on March 11.

VOV.VN - As many as 1,585 Vietnamese people in nine cities and provinces have been given AstraZeneca vaccine shots against COVID-19 since the national vaccination campaign was launched on March 8.