VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 18 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, an increase of six cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its COVID-19 update on January 28.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese tourism industry has drawn up plans aimed at receiving Chinese travelers after the Chinese Government moved to ease COVID-19 restrictions and reopen its borders on January 8.

VOV.VN - With ongoing unpredictable developments relating to XBB, a sub-variant of the Omicron virus, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic preventive measures aimed at dealing with the pandemic during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, and the festive season.