More hospitals in Vietnam have begun using high technologies for digital transformation, which is expected to radically reform the healthcare sector.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan spoke highly of efforts by the central province of Quang Nam in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and successive natural calamities, during her visit to the province on December 20.

VOV.VN - Tropical storm Krovanh, the 14th of its kind to hit the East Sea this year, is moving towards the southernmost province of Ca Mau and is likely to weaken when it heads closer to the southern coast.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese leisure airline Bamboo Airways on Dec. 20 conduced a flight to bring home more than 240 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Singapore due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Social work has developed greatly at hospitals around the country, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son told a recent conference to review the last 10 years of its development held in HCM City.

A high-ranking delegation led by Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended Christmas greetings to the Hanoi Archdiocese and the Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) on December 20.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 20 confirmed a further two new cases of COVID-19 imported into Vietnam, with one coming from Russia and one from Ukraine, bringing the national tally to 1,413.

A newly-found Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) at Dong Mo lake in Hanoi's Son Tay district is good news for turtle conservation worldwide this year, representing the opportunity for Vietnam's to save this rare species of turtle.

Conglomerate VinGroup on December 20 launched the first Vietnamese-initiated international science-technology award named VinFuture Prize, which is among the annual awards with the highest prize money pool of the world.

A society of Vietnamese intellectuals in the UK and Ireland (VIS-UK) was established during a virtual inaugural conference held on December 19.

VOV.VN - The Central Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control hold an urgent meeting on December 20 in Hanoi to discuss a range of solutions to respond to a tropical depression that strengthened into a storm, the 14th to hit the East Sea this year, with international name of Krovanh.

The trial on such frequency band is conducted from December 16, 2020 to June 30, 2021 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two major cities of Vietnam.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetings to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) and its President, Pastor Thai Phuoc Truong, in Ho Chi Minh City on December 19.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to provide seeds free of charge to four central provinces hard hit by flood this year, to help the localities restore agricultural production.

The Vietnam–France Friendship Association, a member of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), celebrated its 65th founding anniversary (July 2, 1955 – 2020) in a Hanoi ceremony on December 19.

A cleft lip and palate surgery programme kicked off in Dak Lak province on December 18, expected to benefit children with the deformities in seven provinces in the central and Central Highlands regions.

VOV.VN - Areas throughout northern Vietnam are forecast to endure a significant cold period over the weekend, with temperatures throughout the region plunging to as low as 11 degrees Celsius from December 19 to December 20.

VOV.VN - The ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) took place virtually on December 18 with a specific focus on protecting social security for persons with disabilities (PWDs) during and after the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - The nation’s human development index (HDI) value for 2019 stood at 0.704, thereby putting the country in the high human development category and earning it a position of 117th out of 189 nations and territories globally.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on December 18 extended his Christmas greetings to Catholics and Protestants across the country.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang recently had a virtual working session with leaders of Tanjung Pinang detention centre to discuss the situation of Vietnamese fishermen detained here.

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) hosted a forum in Hanoi on December 18 on the COVID-19 pandemic and its political and economic impacts on the world and different regions.

Ho Chi Minh City has drafted a long-term plan to combat the detrimental effects of climate change.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a list of priority technologies for research and development in a bid to facilitate participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

VOV.VN - Le Van Phuoc, vice chairman of the provincial People's Committee, issued an official dispatch on December 18 regarding taking proactive preventative measures to combat the disease caused by the Chikungunya virus which has spread into the nation from Cambodia.

Thailand’s Consulate General in HCM City on Dec.17 presented 50,000 face masks along with and VND108 million (US$4,670) to flood-hit people in the central region through the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the city.

The Japanese embassy in Vietnam on December 17 signed contracts to provide non-refundable aid worth over US$1.14 million for seven small-scale projects in 2020, which are under a non-refundable programme for Vietnam at grassroots levels.

VOV.VN - It is anticipated that there will be a surplus of approximately 1.5 million men between the age of 15 and 49 by 2034, with the figure set to rise to 2.5 million by 2059, according to data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese men returning from France were the latest new COVID cases reported on December 18, bringing the national count to 1,410, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Dr. Kambiz Ghawami, president of the World University Service (WUS), donated 20 nano-technology water purifiers from the German state of Sachsen-Anhalt on December 17 to local people impacted by recent flooding in central provinces such as Binh Dinh, Quang Nam, and Hoi An ancient town.