VOV.VN - The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) on Dec. 14 awarded 101 Information and Communication Technology Companies, with 80% of them using and promoting Industry 4.0 technology.

The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on December 14 opened a first-instance trial over bidding and accounting fraud in the HCM City-Trung Luong Expressway project, a major toll road in southern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 14 confirmed an additional five fresh imported cases of COVID-19, taking the nation’s overall number of infections to 1,402.

VOV.VN - Each year news organisation Reuters releases a collection of mind-boggling images, the photos from this year include a number of bizarre snaps, with a Vietnamese old man with hair that stretches for five metres among them.

VOV.VN - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Vietnam Urban Energy Security project and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on December 14 to formalize a partnership that will support EVN’s efforts to expand Rooftop Solar (RTS) energy generation in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Local COVID-19 vaccine Nanocovax is anticipated to be put into use by the middle of 2021 following the conclusion of the evaluation results of the ongoing human trials and the facilitation of administrative procedures, said Do Minh Sy, director of Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, the domestic vaccine producer.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Ly Quoc Tuan presented a haul of 35,000 face masks as a gift to Myanmar on December 12 with a view to helping the people of Mandalay combat the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Experts discussed the future of the Vietnamese labour market at an online workshop hosted by Nhan Dan (The People) newspaper last week.

The third Vietnam Young Talent Congress opened in Hanoi on December 13, with the attendance of 400 delegates.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reported two more imported cases of the coronavirus on Dec. 14, raising the country’s tally of coronavirus infections to 1,397.

VOV.VN - Astronomy lovers in Vietnam will have the chance to observe the annual Geminids meteor shower which is due to peak in the early hours of Monday, Dec. 14.

A national teleconference took place on December 12 to review outcomes of the 10-year implemenation of the Party Central Committee Secretariat’s Conclusion 61 and the Prime Minister’s Decision 673 on rural development.

VOV.VN - Relevant agencies of Vietnam, Myanmar and Angola have worked closely to safely repatriate more than 690 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Myanmar and Angola due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Northern localities, including Hanoi capital, are set to experience an extremely cold spell due to start on December 14, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) held a seminar in Hanoi on December 11 to promote cooperation between Vietnamese and Japanese commercial lawyers to support trade and improve the supply of legal services for bar associations.

The Vietnam – Republic of Korea consultancy and technology solution centre (VITASK) was inaugurated during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 11.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on December 11 to collect feedback on a report on HIV-infected women’s access to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP)’s loans.

Endangered species of migratory birds have been regularly recorded on beaches, river banks and vacant land plots in Da Nang between 2018 and 2020.

Wildlife trade monitor network TRAFFIC on December 11 launched a three-year social marketing programme with an aim to reduce demand for tiger products in Vietnam.

Policies to support the impoverished, particularly children, the elderly and ethnic minority people, should be completed to ensure that no one is left behind, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded six more coronavirus cases, including three foreign nationals, all coming from epidemic hit countries, the Ministry of Health said in its 18.00hrs update.

VOV.VN - The Polish Embassy in Hanoi has granted an award to Vietnamese internet users for their dedication to spreading knowledge about the Eastern European country through online platforms.

VOV.VN - To mark the Action Month for Gender Equality and Gender-Based Violence Prevention, 12 representatives of UN agencies working Vietnam have produced a video clip thanking local frontline staff for protecting women and children from gender-based violence.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) on December 11 in Hanoi launched ezCloud, a tourism business and management platform to help local enterprises adapt to the digital age in the Fourth industrial revolution.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a US$600,000 grant in-kind to assist Vietnam in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi People’s Court at a first instance trial on December 11 handed down a five-year sentence on former Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung, charged with 'appropriating the State’s secret documents'.

A prison term from 10 to 11 years has been proposed for Nguyen Nhat Cam, former director of the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi), for “violations on bidding regulations that causes serious consequences”.

VOV.VN - Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC have announced that it will develop a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine in the form of a nasal spray and eye drops in an effort to meet the various needs of different age groups nationwide.

VOV.VN - The capital is currently enduring the most hazardous level of air pollution since early winter, according to the monitoring application PAMAir.

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