VOV.VN - With the opening days of the Lunar New Year around the corner, it’s now time for us to look back on the past 365 days to learn from some of the shortcomings and look on the bright side.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people always pay special attention to and strive to strongly build the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) in general, and the Air Defence - Air Force in particular, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed when visiting the Air Defence - Air Force on January 30.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a further 13,694 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on January 30, marking a drop of 1,444 cases from one day earlier, and bringing the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to 2.2 million.

Workers and students in Ho Chi Minh City have been offered free rides home this Tet (Lunar New Year), a gesture of support with the hope that everyone can be reunited with their families.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City opened on January 29 as the Tet (Lunar New Year) - the biggest and longest festival of the Vietnamese people - is nearing.

Predictability and transparency in the policy framework will be the key for Vietnam to overcome the crisis and the positive outlook will put the country in a much better position to aim for an investment rating in the near future, Olivier Rousselet, Country Director of BNP Paribas Vietnam, has said.

Vietnam is a "rising star" and will emerge as the third-largest startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia in 2022, according to a report by venture capital firm Golden Gate.

VOV.VN - Three local footballers won’t be able to join the Vietnamese men’s national football team to compete in the upcoming game against China on February 1, which is set take place as part of the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on January 29 that it had issued a decision to suspend work of four officials of its Consular Department to serve the investigation into a case of taking bribes while licensing the firms that conducted repatriation flights for Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 15,150 new coronavirus infections in 61 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 221 cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).