Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations have been organised worldwide to help Vietnamese people living abroad enjoy a warm and familiar traditional New Year festival.

VOV.VN - Hundreds of poor labourers on February 7 boarded a North-South express train departing from Sai Gon Railway Station en route to their homes to reunite with their relatives for the lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - An additional 16 people have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control said in its 18.00hrs update.

VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient in Da Nang city, central Vietnam, has received ECMO, a sophisticated therapy to save patients in critical condition.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is one of the countries that will soon benefit from the first phase of COVID-19 vaccine delivery run by COVAX, a global initiative led by the World Health Organisation and other partners.

VOV.VN - The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed on February 7 morning four people have been exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Hai Duong and Gia Lai provinces.

VOV.VN - Epidemiologists have disinfected Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport after an employee was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said a leader of the country’s largest airport.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed five more coronavirus cases on February 6 afternoon, including four locally transmitted infections, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - When the lunar New Year holiday (Tet) draws near, Hang Ma and Hang Luoc streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are adorned with colourful Tet decorations.

VOV.VN - Over the past few days, medical workers have worked very hard in Dong Trieu town of northern Quang Ninh province, a coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, to early detect and quarantine suspect cases in the community.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in the United States organised an online event on February 5 for the Overseas Vietnamese (OV) community to celebrate the start of the traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dan Tri newspaper, and the Vietnam Fund for Promoting Education on February 5 officially launched a crowdfunding campaign entitled “Safe Houses Save Lives” with the aim of building 100 new storm- and flood-resilient houses for poor and near-poor families in the coastal province of Quang Binh.

VOV.VN - A 28-year-old man working at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport has tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the HCM City Pasteur Institute said on February 6.

VOV.VN - International organisations are considering supplying COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX programme to Vietnam to help combat the coronavirus.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded no new coronavirus cases over 12 hours after confirming 19 cases on February 5, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control said in its update on February 6 morning.

Experts gathered at a forum in Hanoi on February 5 to discuss measures to reduce energy consumption in the transport system towards effective use of energy for economic development in the sector.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 19 coronavirus cases over the past 12 hours, while the virus has attacked Ha Giang, the 12th affected locality in the country, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Doctors at Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital have set a record after successfully performing a heart transplant on a 7-year-old child of Hanoi, the youngest patient of its kind in Vietnam,

VOV.VN - The second metro train that will be used on the Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station route docked at the Hai Phong port early on February 5.

VOV.VN - Many residents of Ho Chi Minh City are neglecting to wear face masks in public areas, despite the southern city’s local administration warning of the potential risks of coronavirus spreading among the wider community.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently issued a document requesting the aviation sector to enhance COVID-19 prevention measures before, during and after the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Vietnam supports Agent Orange/dioxin victims in requesting legal responsibilities from US companies producing and selling the toxic chemical used during the war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The north-western border province of Dien Bien have registered the first coronavirus cases, becoming the 11th coronavirus-ravaged locality in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) was granted a total of VND21 billion on February 5 from Thaiholdings Joint Stock Company and LienVietPostBank as a means of supporting efforts to fund the purchase of vaccines as part of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control work.

Brookings Institution, a non-profit public policy organisation based in Washington DC, has run an article highlighting Vietnam’s impressive progress in universal health coverage (UHC) over the past decade.

VOV.VN - The administration of the north-western province of Dien Bien held an emergency meeting on Feb. 4 evening to discuss COVID-19 preventive measures after three suspect cases were detected in the locality.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded no new coronavirus cases over 12 hours for the first time since the virus recurred on January 27, the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control said in its update on February 5 morning.

The latest COVID-19 outbreaks in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have been basically kept under control, it was reported at an online meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and representative of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the provincial People’s Committee on February 4.

All staff members working at four international airports of Tan Son Nhat, Cam Ranh, Can Tho and Lien Khuong, along with Vinh airport have tested negative for the SARS CoV-2 virus, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on February 4 confirmed an additional 9 cases of COVID-19 local transmission, all linked to Hai Duong coronavirus hotspot, raising the infection tally in the nation to 1,957.