VOV.VN - Vietnam’s COVID-19 daily count has surpassed the 16,000 mark again, hitting 16,035 during the past 24 hours after falling to 14,818 in the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on January 11.

VOV.VN - Localities in the central region have tightened COVID-19 prevention and control measures, and simultaneously created conditions for residents to return to their hometowns for lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations.

VOV.VN - As many as 45,000 workers, mainly in the footwear, mechanical electronics, and refrigeration sectors, will be urgently needed in Ho Chi Minh City after the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director for the Western Pacific of the World Health Organization (WHO) has voiced his organisation’s strong support for the Vietnamese Government’s strategy of living safely with COVID-19, giving top priority to protecting people’s health.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked ministries and localities to work with the Chinese side to reopen some border gates, the Government’s Office said in a notice.

VOV.VN - Hang Ma street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been given a brilliant red makeover with Tet, known internationally as the Lunar New Year, the biggest and most important holiday of the year, just around the corner.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai and Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister Sara Wilshaw at Global Affairs Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing a joint economic committee (JEC) between the two countries on January 11.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has become the first foreign leader to make an official visit to Vietnam from January 8-10 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

In the run-up to Tet (Lunar New Year), the biggest traditional festival of Vietnam, the inflow of remittances sent by overseas Vietnamese to the homeland has been on the rise, fueled further by local banks’ preferential programmes.

The country’s total insurance premium revenue in 2022 is estimated at VND253.7 trillion (US$111.1 million), up 18.04% compared to 2021, according to the Department of the Insurance Supervisory Authority.