VOV.VN - The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality in Vietnam, has recently requested that its medical facilities ready plans for the acceptance and treatment of COVID-19 patients amid increases in the number of new cases.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 24 for a delegation of leaders of agriculture ministries attending the fourth Global Conference of the One Planet Network’s Sustainable Food System Programme (SFS Programme).

VOV.VN - The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality in Vietnam, said on April 23 it has detected seven new sub-variants of SARS-CoV-2 mutated Omicron through genome sequencing.

Health Minister Dao Hong Lan, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong and WHO Representative in Vietnam Angela Pratt co-chaired the Health Partnership Group meeting in Hanoi on April 21.

Vietnamese small business owners overwhelmingly expect to grow in 2023, with a new survey showing they are the most confident in their local economy across the surveyed markets in the Asia-Pacific.

A total of 67 million children around the world, including nearly 250,000 in Vietnam, missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, with vaccination coverage levels decreasing in 112 countries, UNICEF warned on April 20 in a new report on immunisation.

VOV.VN - More than 60 events are set to take place throughout the 2023 Nha Trang Sea Festival which is scheduled for June 3 to June 6, according to information given by the Khanh Hoa provincial People's Committee.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala's visit to the nation from April 20 to April 22 is expected to elevate co-operation to new heights, particularly in terms of economics-trade-investment and defence.

VOV.VN - The nation has been aware of the significance of the early epidemic preparedness and response through the strengthening of the health care system from central to local levels.

Vietnamese tourism businesses are making efforts to draw Chinese visitors with demand for deluxe services, sensing that the segment is expanding after COVID-19.