The central city of Da Nang has been named by the Eden Strategy Institute as one of 30 cities to have launched unique and creative smart city initiatives.

VOV.VN - A rare turtle was released back into the ocean in the central province of Quang Nam on April 1, according to details given by the Tam Thanh Border Station in Tam Ky City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government is expecting to receive support from the EU, the United States, and Japan for its local COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said during working sessions held between March 31 and April 1 with three diplomats in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam handed over additional medical equipment to relevant authorities on April 2 in order to ensure the continuous delivery of quality sexual and reproductive health services in localities which have been adversely impacted by floods and landslides.

Agencies in Vietnam and international partners have been working together to seek effective measures to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in rice production in the country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is redoubling efforts to develop into a regional pioneer in terms of reducing ocean plastic waste, according to a recent online meeting held among environmental officials of Vietnam, Germany, Ecuador, and Ghana.

VOV.VN - The United States has congratulated Vietnam on their first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX campaign, with the arrival of 811,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

Vietnamese for the first time surpassed people from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to become the second biggest foreign-born community in Japan, according to the largest data of the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA).

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam voiced Vietnam’s commitment to use the COVAX-sponsored coronavirus vaccine effectively while receiving the first COVAX vaccine batch in Hanoi on April 1.

VOV.VN - A total of 14 people have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past 24 hours in Vietnam, bringing the national tally of coronavirus infections to 2,617, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Relevant forces in Binh Phuoc province’s Hon Quang district, southern Vietnam, have detained a group of 15 Chinese citizens who had illegally entered the Vietnamese territory, local police said on April 1.

VOV.VN - An increase in exchanges of training and scientific research activities between Vietnamese and Australian universities is anticipated to help local students to study in an international standard environment, whilst universities from both sides will gain a higher position in the global ranking of universities.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) has inaugurated its international research centre on artificial intelligence (AI).

VOV.VN - The government of Vietnam has decided to present US$200,000 to the Cambodian government to help it combat the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

VOV.VN - A haul of 811,200 doses of AstraZeneca's novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine sponsored by COVAX arrived at Noi Bai International Airport on April 1.

VOV.VN - Customs officers operating at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully discovered a huge quantity of drugs carefully hidden within cat food boxes.

The Embassy of Denmark is supporting the For A Livable Hanoi Coalition to transform a polluted space into a nicely decorated multi-functional space for the local community in Hanoi.

Vietnam has witnessed a considerable rise in the rate of obese children, showing the country’s ineffective efforts in controlling obesity.

Hanoi’s Department of External Affairs and the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg held an online meeting on March 31 to discuss ways to enhance their cooperation.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on March 31 reported the discovery of a further nine imported cases in Vietnam, bringing the overall number of coronavirus infections to 2,603.

VOV.VN - Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long expressed his hope of receiving support in the form of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese, Indian, and Russian partners during a working session held alongside ambassadors in Hanoi on March 31.

The VinFuture Foundation announced that over 500 prominent scientists, universities, and recognized organizations from 36 countries representing six continents have registered to become the Official Nominators for the VinFuture Prize over one month after the foundation launched its call for nominations.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on March 30 presented the second-class Labour Order to Australian-based Norfolk Group, one of the first foreign firms landing investment in hi-end restaurants and hotels in Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao island in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Three defendants in the central province of Khanh Hoa got sentences on charges of “making, storing, distributing, or disseminating information, documents, and items against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” under Clause 1, Article 117 of the 2015 Penal Code.

The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam on March 30 inaugurated a Canadian-funded road leading to a charitable house in Cam Phuoc Dong commune in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh city.

VOV.VN - A further 36 volunteers participating in human trials for Covivac, the second locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, have been given the first shot, according to Vu Dinh Thiem, director of the Center for Clinical Trials under the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

Many information systems serving as the foundation for e-Government have been put into use recently, and ministries, sectors, and localities are pushing ahead with digital transformation to further improve service quality for the sake of people and businesses.

VOV.VN - The People’s Court of Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands on March 30 sentenced Vu Tien Chi, a local resident, to a 10-year jail term on a charge of making, storing and disseminating documents against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - As of March 28 more than 1,337 cows and buffaloes across 11 districts in Thanh Hoa province have contracted lumpy skin disease (LSD), according to the provincial Department of Livestock And Animal Health on March 30.

Vietnam will upgrade and modernise its national hydro-meteorological network under a master plan for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2050.