VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on December 6 confirmed one imported COVID-19 case positive for the novel coronavirus, raising the overall number of infections in the country to 1,366.

VOV.VN - Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama once said “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.”

A total of 20 collectives and individuals were honoured for their outstanding contributions to volunteer work in 2020 during an awards ceremony jointly held in Hanoi on December 5 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee.

VOV.VN - The labor market in Ho Chi Minh City is recovering, with high recruitment demand in the trade, service, tourism, transport, and food and beverage sectors.

VOV.VN - All of the F1 and F2 cases who either came into direct or indirect contact with the four latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in Ho Chi Minh City have tested negative for the virus, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control.

VOV.VN - Armenian Ambassador to Vietnam Vahram Kazhoyan has praised the professionalism and quality of the press products produced by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), stating that VOV represents a large media company that reports on global issues in an accurate, balanced, and objective manner.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways on December 4-5 conducted a flight to repatriate close to 300 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Russia due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japanese enterprises have donated more than JPY50 million (US$481,100) for a programme to finance part of tuition fees for Vietnamese students facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, which has selected more than 1,060 beneficiaries.

The Vietnam Digital Transformation Day (DX Day Vietnam) 2020 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on December 14-15 with the direct participation of more than 2,500 delegates and over 10,000 others online.

A conference on implementing the global compact for safe, orderly, and regular migration (GCM) was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4, after the first one on the theme took place successfully in Hanoi earlier this week.

The Prime Minister recently signed Decision No.1975/QD-TTg issuing an action plan to realise the Politburo’s Conclusion No.81-KL/TW dated July 29 on ensuring national food security till 2030.

The American Hangout was established at Thai Nguyen University in the northern province of the same name on December 4 with the participation of many students from its subordinate colleges.

VOV.VN - Border guards operating in the northern province of Dien Bien recently detained two Laotian citizens as they were in the process of attempting to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into the nation.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City had recorded no fresh infection cases among the community as of 6 a.m. on December 4, with a total of 2,340 samples testing negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the southern city’s Center for Disease Control.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN are set to jointly host an international workshop for the purpose of strengthening the role of women in building and promoting peace, with the event taking place through in-person and online formats from December 7 to December 9.

VOV.VN - A strong cold spell affecting the north of the country on December 4 served to lower temperatures throughout the region, with frost appearing on the peak of Fansipan mountain in Sa Pa district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai for the first time this winter.

VOV.VN - Although rain in the Central Highland provinces of Dak Lak and Dak Nong has stopped, serious flooding has hit many residential areas in the provinces, leaving plenty of homes in deep floodwater.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam – Korea Training & Technology Transfer Center (VKBIA) officially came into operation on December 3 in the TMA innovation park located in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh.

The UK Education and Technology Roadshow 2020 was held in the central city of Da Nang on December 3, attracting the participation of nearly 1,000 local high school and university students.

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi has been awarded with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State for his contributions to strengthening bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - In the face of the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam will temporarily not conduct commercial flights to bring home citizens who voluntarily pay for quarantine fees.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has given the green light to a plan on the implementation of the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons (ACTIP), especially women and children.

Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long and World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Vietnam Kidong Park on December 3 co-chaired a health partnership meeting in Hanoi titled “Health Partnerships and Cooperation in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”.

VOV.VN - Densavan district of Savanakhet province in Laos was hit by a huge explosion along the Vietnam-Laos border at 9 a.m. on December 3, leaving two Lao nationals dead and six others injured, including four Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City police on December 3 launched a criminal investigation of a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant who violated COVID-19 quarantine rules and transmitted the virus to others.

Head of Vietnam Airlines' Cabin Crew Division Phan Ngoc Linh and deputy head of the division, Duong Quan Nhan, who is also head of the management board of the carrier’s southern boarding and concentrated quarantine establishment, have been suspended from work to clarify their responsibilities related to recent violations on COVID-19 prevention.

Over VND34 billion (over US$1.4 million) were raised for the “For national seas and islands – For the fatherland frontline” fund at an art exchange programme co-organised by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal television HTV on December 2.

VOV.VN - Many schools throughout Ho Chi Minh City, including Phu Dinh primary school in District 6, have thoroughly disinfected their entire premises once all students finish school hours, in order to ensure safety amid fears surrounding the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) on December 3 announced a number of private sector engagement (PSE) pilot projects to advance innovative solutions to reduce the risk and impact of natural disasters.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) requested on December 2 that all educational institutions, including vocational training schools, strictly implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures in an effort to ensure places of learning are kept safe.