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.

VOV.VN - Abbott has demonstrated its strong long-term commitment in sharing global expertise to advance Vietnam’s health care for the last 25 years.

VOV.VN - The International Labor Organization (ILO), on the occasion of the International Migrants Day (December 18), welcomes the opportunity to better protect Vietnamese labourers working abroad thanks to the newly-revised Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers.

VOV.VN - A total of 12 crew members were successfully found on the morning of December 18 following a cargo vessel bearing the flag of Panama sinking off the coast of the central province of Binh Thuan on December 17.

VOV.VN - The number of 5G subscribers nationwide is expected to reach a figure of 6.3 million by 2025, with the deployment of 5G services anticipated to help Vietnamese mobile service providers increase their annual revenue by US$300 million, according to network equipment provider Cisco.

VOV.VN - As many as 310 Vietnamese citizens were flew home safely from Germany on a flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines over the course of two days December 17-18.

Safe housing was hailed as one of the successes of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a project to improve the resilience of Vietnam’s vulnerable coastal communities to climate change-related impacts, a conference held to review project implementation this year and discuss plans for 2021 heard.

A submarine of the Vietnamese navy rescued a Russian cargo vessel experiencing engine failure around 120 miles northeast of Cam Ranh Bay in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on December 9, said spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

An official from the Ministry of Health’s General Office for Population - Family Planning has emphasised the need to join hands in further supporting and protecting migrants, especially in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has brought the COVID-19 outbreak under control since the virus was detected in late January 2020. Let’s look at the fight against the disease in Vietnam during the past year.

VOV.VN - A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Dec. 17 that Vietnam is verifying information about the concentration of radiation iodine-129 which is abnormally high in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea.

VOV.VN - The Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Sharifah Norhana Syed Mustaffa on Dec. 17 handed over donations from the Malaysian Government and businesses to help victims of the recent serious flooding in central Vietnam.

Thirty trains and other related components of Hanoi’s Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway have been completely assessed and obtained a certification for technical safety and environmental protection.

A service was held at a martyrs’ cemetery in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on December 17 to rebury the remains of 262 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Cambodia during wartime.

VOV.VN - The cumulative number of coronavirus infections in Vietnam has increased to 1,407 after two more imported cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on Dec. 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes initiatives that contribute to the rational, equitable and sustainable management and use of the Mekong River’s water resources.

VOV.VN - The Japanese Government is set to establish a fund worth approximately U$2.4 billion in support of smart-city projects to be undertaken by Japanese firms in Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam, according to business news publication Nikkei Asia.

VOV.VN - The first trio of volunteers were injected with Nano Covax, the first Made-in-Vietnam novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, on Dec. 17 at the Military Medical Academy in Hanoi.

The People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City on December 16 commenced legal proceedings against Tat Thanh Cang, former permanent vice secretary of the municipal Party Committee, to investigate for “violations of regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses”.

The The Gioi (World) Publishing House and the Vietnam-France Friendship Association held an event on December 17 to introduce the book titled “La Campagne Ho Chi Minh au cœur de Paris" (The Ho Chi Minh Campaign in the Heart of Paris).

A photo book on Vietnam’s war to defend its northern border in 1979 by photographer Tran Manh Thuong has recently been introduced to the public.