VOV.VN - A countdown has been launched for Earth Hour 2021 due to take place on March 27 to encourage local people to turn off lights in support of nature, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - A Japanese expert who died in Hanoi on February 13 has been infected with a new variant strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - The typically bustling atmosphere seen at pagodas, temples, and relic sites nationwide during the start of a new lunar year has been largely subdued this year due to the impact of the latest coronavirus outbreak, resulting in sharp declines in revenue for the local tourism industry.

The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has ordered its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to get tougher on illegal fishing in foreign waters by local fishing ships and their owners.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese guest workers will be granted the chance to work in Japan for a long period of time under the special-skilled labour programme signed by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs with the Japanese government.

VOV.VN - Five sailors aboard Ocean Amazing, an Indonesian-flagged cargo vessel off the southern coast of Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a report released by the provincial Centre for Disease Control (CDC).

Only ritual ceremonies will be held at the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho this year due to COVID-19, heard a meeting of local authorities on February 23.

Vietnamese airlines have no longer used Boeing 777 aircraft since four planes of this type were sold in 2017-2018, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Work started on the Vietnam – Republic of Korea Friendship Village in the mountainous district of Bac Ai, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on February 23.

VOV.VN - A plane carrying more than 117,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled to touch down at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 10.00am on February 24.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed two more coronavirus cases during the past 12 hours after announcing six cases on February 23 afternoon.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has offered the central province of Quang Tri over VND6.9 billion (over US$300,000) in non-refundable aid to help it handle the damage caused by consecutive storms and flooding in October last year.

The Ministry of Science and Technology has said it is intensifying studies serving COVID-19 prevention and control, particularly those on vaccine production.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on the afternoon of February 23 reported that a further six local transmissions have been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vietnam, taking the overall number of positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to 2,401.

VOV.VN - As of February 22, over 95% of labourers in the northern province of Binh Duong have returned to work after the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - In the long term, the nation will take steps to provide free novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines for citizens in the same way it offers vaccines against epidemics in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).

VOV.VN - Health care workers, along with those on the frontline in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), diplomats, customs workers, and immigration officers, will be among the priority groups in the country’s vaccination plan as it gradually vaccinates the population.

VOV.VN - An array of restaurants, hotels, and coffee shops throughout the capital’s historic Old Quarter are struggling to recover from the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with local firms once again being forced to close due to the reemergence of the virus in the nation.

VOV.VN -Credendo Insurance Group’s offices in Germany and Austria have published a study aimed at evaluating the level of risk in Vietnam, with the report stressing that the country is continuing to enjoy a successful economic story after its sustained efforts to containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trung Nam Group has started construction of five factories at the Information Technology and Communication (ICT) Service Zone in the central city of Da Nang to host the moves of global supply chains.

VOV.VN - A further three community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed on February 23 morning in Hai Duong, Vietnam’s biggest coronavirus hotbed, raising the national count of local transmissions to 1,496, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed nine more locally transmitted coronavirus infections on February 22 afternoon.

There will be some 30,000 job vacancies in Ho Chi Minh City after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient was discharged from hospital in Ayun Pa township of Gia Lai province, a coronavirus hotspot in the Central Highlands, after making a full recovery from the virus.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has licensed the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) to operate three super-cold storage units to receive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hai Phong city has decided to immediately suspend all non-essential services from February 22 following the detection of a healthcare worker who has been infected with SARS-CoV-2.

VOV.VN - The initial batch of 204,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine are set to arrive in Vietnam over the coming days, with the focus now turning to which group of people will be prioritised to receive the first doses.

VOV.VN - The third train that is set to be used as part of Hanoi’s metro system docked at Hai Phong port on February 21 ahead of being put into use on the line.

The opening of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City, which runs between Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and Suoi Tien Theme Park in District 9, will be delayed until 2022, city authorities have said.

VOV.VN - An orderly working for Transport Hospital in Hai Phong city, northern Vietnam, has been confirmed as a COVID-19 patient in Vietnam.