VOV.VN - Following the Ministry of Health Advisory Committee’s recommendation on January 28 to approve AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, the vaccine on February 1 was officially been granted conditional authorisation for urgent needs in the prevention and control of the novel coronavirus in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people nationwide have been busy in recent days buying votive paper offerings ahead of the upcoming Kitchen Gods day, which falls on the 23th day of the 12th lunar month.

VOV.VN - Vietnam confirmed 31 new coronavirus cases on February 1, including 30 locally transmitted infections and an imported case, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

VOV.VN - Situated on the outskirts on Hanoi, Noi Bai International Airport is largely left quiet throughout the day due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, is drawing near.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has recorded an additional four coronavirus cases in the morning of February 1, bringing the total number of positive infections in the locality to 19.

VOV.VN - Despite the pace of life increasing with the approach of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, residents of Hanoi capital still enjoy living slowly to experience a peaceful atmosphere.

VOV.VN - As many as 16 cities and provinces nationwide have moved to temporarily shut schools a week ahead of the lunar New Year (Tet) break in an attempt to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on January 31 urged the country’s two coronavirus hotspots of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces to step up the fight against COVID-19 in an attempt to bring the fresh outbreak under control in six coming days.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi has registered two more locally transmitted cases of coronavirus, bringing its total number of fresh infections to 13.

Vietnamese intellectuals and students working and studying in Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg have applauded the country's achievements over the past five years under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, expressing their belief in opportunities for Vietnam’s stronger development in the future.

Students in Hanoi will begin their Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) – the biggest traditional festival of Vietnamese people – on February 1, one week earlier than previous schedule, to meet the requirements of COVID-19 prevention and control in the city.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 31 afternoon recorded 36 additional positive nCoV cases, including 17 local transmissions and 19 imported into the country.

Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on January 30 to show their support for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxine victims after a litigation session of the Crown Court of Evry city for the case filled by Tran To Nga against 14 multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces in the war in Vietnam.

VOV.VN -The Ministry of Health reported 14 new locally infected cases of COVID-19 on January 31 morning, including one in Bac Ninh, two in Hoa Binh, two in Gia Lai, four in Hai Duong, and five in Hanoi.

A number of universities and hospitals in the country are focusing on research and integration of medicine in sports training and selecting athletes.

The Vietnam Consulate General in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, which is in charge of providing consular services in six southwestern Cambodian localities, has operated effectively last year despite diseases and natural disasters.

The Vietnamese Students’ Association in Italy (ASVI) convened its first congress for the 2021-2023 tenure in the form of videoconference on January 29.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health January 29 afternoon confirmed an additional 28 new cases of COVID-19, including 27 community-associated cases, and one imported case from the US.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh has traced over 23,600 F1 and F4 contacts on January 30, and tested 4,670 cases, with over 2,400 samples coming back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.

VOV.VN - Hanoi is set to conduct mass testing for approximately 5,00000 citizens who recently returned from COVID-19) hotspots in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces, according to information released by the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (Hanoi CDC).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has moved to license the AstraZeneca novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine developed by Oxford University in the UK to be used to combat the pandemic in Vietnam.

Two field hospitals with a combined capacity of treating 600 COVID-19 patients have been set up in northern Hai Duong province within just 24 hours.

Vietjet has announced a plan to support customers with their flight to and from Van Don, the northern province of Quang Ninh, from January 29 to February 13 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health on January 30 morning reported the detection of a further 34 new COVID-19 community cases, taking the national infection tally to 1,739.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 29 chaired an urgent meeting on COVID-19 prevention and control for the second time following the detection of a further 54 fresh COVID-19 cases in the community.

Different plans have been designed to respond to all circumstances, including a worst-case scenario, that could happen to reporters as they cover the ongoing 13th National Party Congress amid the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

VOV.VN - Thousands of residents living in T6 apartment block of Times City urban area in Hanoi were swiftly placed into lockdown on January 29 after one person who resides in the complex tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

VOV.VN - The National Hospital for Tropical Diseases are in the process of setting up an Intensive Care Unit at the Chi Linh Medical Centre in Chi Linh City in order to treat severe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

Oversea Vietnamese (OVs) living in New York, the US, has expressed belief that the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will set out judicious decisions to continue to boost Vietnam’s development in the future.

Vietnam has earned three awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), an international programme that funds scientists and engineers in developing countries who partner with US government-funded researchers to address global development challenges.