The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have called on people to take action to prevent COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable economic development through a photo series about the lives of ethnic minority traders in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang.

VOV.VN - Eleven more people in Hai Duong province, the epicenter of the country’s fresh coronavirus outbreak, have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the past 12 hours, the Ministry of Health said on March 2 morning.

When people think of the most modern and crowded city in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City first comes to mind.

The 14th Red Spring Festival - the year's biggest blood donation event – kicked off at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 28 with the theme “Safe blood donation – Don’t be afraid of COVID-19”.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) reported the detection of an additional 13 fresh COVID-19 cases on the afternoon of March 1, raising the national infection tally to 2,461.

VOV.VN - The country’s northern provinces are set to endure a cold snap with foggy and drizzly conditions on March 2, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - As many as 1.7 million students in Ho Chi Minh City came back to school on March 1 following an extended one-month break caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - Teachers, parents, and school staff in Hanoi have spent the entire weekend cleaning classrooms and preparing schools ahead of the return of students on March 2 following a 14-day period without any fresh novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the capital.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Hai Duong, the nation's biggest coronavirus hotspot, is set to bring social distancing measures to an end on March 3, with efforts being made to return to a “new normal”.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed no new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases on the morning of March 1, keeping the national tally at 2,448, while the total recoveries hit 1,876 in total after a further 32 coronavirus patients were declared free from the virus one day earlier.

More than 30 consultants and social workers, on February 26, began a three-day Australian-funded course that helps them improve their work toward abused women and children during the current time of pandemic.

Since the sixth-generation (6G) commercial network is expected to be introduced in 2030, Vietnam should launch further research and development work for the 6G wireless network right now, even though it has only recently rolled out 5G services on a trial basis, according to an industry insider.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed 12 more locally transmitted coronavirus cases on February 28, all living in Hai Duong province, the epicenter of the country’s fresh coronavirus outbreak.

VOV.VN - The Mekong delta province of Bac Lieu has hastened contact tracing after recording a coronavirus infection of unknown source on February 28.

VOV.VN - A local person in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai has retested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after being discharged from hospital.

VOV.VN - Covivac, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biology (Ivac), will be tested in healthy volunteers in Vietnam on March 3, Ivac has announced.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi police have summoned an individual suspected of carrying out sexual assaults against foreign women in the capital.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed six more coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, all detected in Hai Duong province, the country’s epicenter of the fresh outbreak.

VOV.VN - The national vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) may be delayed slightly due to the need to check the quality of the vaccine, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Recent weeks has seen healthcare workers spare no effort in tracking down, quarantining, testing, and treating people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in order to slow the spread of the virus among the community.

VOV.VN - A number of young people in Hanoi waved goodbye to their families and friends as they departed to join the military in a send-off ceremony held in the capital on February 27.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Hanoi chapter has cooperated with recruitment platform TopCV.vn to launch a campaign to provide 90,000 job opportunities to Vietnamese students and youngsters in and outside the country.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on February 26 to present the title of "People’s Doctor" to five lecturers of the Hanoi Medical University on the occasion of the Vietnam Doctors’ Day (February 27).

Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc has signed a programme on artificial intelligence (AI) research and development in the city for the 2020-2030 period.

The southern province of Binh Duong has made itself onto the list of 21 localities worldwide having outstanding smart city development strategies (Smart21) this year, which was unveiled on February 25 by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on February 26 afternoon confirmed four more coronavirus infections in Hai Duong province, the country’s epicenter of the fresh outbreak.

VOV.VN - Police forces operating in Hanoi and Cao Bang have busted a group trafficking newborn babies, saving the lives of four infants and subsequently arresting four mothers.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese engineers boast basic knowledge, diligence, and a strong work ethic, according to Iri Kazuaki, director of Dentsu Japan Company.

VOV.VN - Nano Covax, Vietnam’s first locally-produced COVID-19 vaccine, has elicited a host of antibodies that help to protect those injected against the B.1.1.7 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which originates from the UK, according to a leading Vietnamese scientist.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is the sole member of ASEAN to jump 2.5 points to rank 47th in the overall index of the Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index Report for 2021.