VOV.VN - A series of urban districts throughout the capital of Hanoi are on alert after recording a surge in COVID-19 infection numbers over recent days, forcing many non-essential business outlets to close, despite a shopping season leading up to the coming lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Vietnam's benchmark stock market index (VN-Index) hit a fresh record high on January 4 morning session after rising 19.67 points, reaching 1,517.95 points, much higher than the previous peak of 1.500 points.

VOV.VN - Crowds of people returned to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of January 3 which marked the end of the three-day holiday for the New Year, in order to resume work and study, resulting in crowded situations to occur at the entrances of the cities.

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital welcomed the first international flight of 2022 from Tokyo, Japan, with 143 Japanese passengers on board on January 1, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - Three people were killed following a gas cylinder exploding at their rented house in Hanoi on the evening of January 3.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi municipal administration has decided to put on a fireworks display at an only one venue to welcome in the lunar New Year 2022 on January 31 evening.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam is kicking off its booster jab campaign, easing restriction and resuming international air routes, there are signs ahead that a return to normality might be just over the horizon.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi administration has decided to abandon its concentrated quarantine requirements for people coming from countries where the Omicron variant is spreading.

VOV.VN - Firework shows and a countdown party to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Hanoi will not be held as in previous years due to the complicated nature of developments relating to COVID-19, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

VOV.VN -The capital is in the midst of enduring its coldest period since the beginning of winter, with average temperatures dropping to below 12 degrees Celsius, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.