The first research institute on Vietnam in Australia, the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI), was launched by Australia's RMIT University, Asia Society Australia, Asialink and the Australia-Vietnam Leadership Dialogue during a virtual ceremony in Melbourne on February 22.

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting a photo exhibition to encourage the audience to get an overview of the current status of plastic waste in Vietnam, thereby inspiring them to take action for a better environment.

VOV.VN - The German film festival 2022 is available online from February 20 to March 31, with an expectation that it will bring the best of German cinema to audiences based in the Southeast Asian region, including Vietnam.

Can Tho University, based in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, has signed via videoconference a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation with King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), a research and educational institution in Thailand.

VOV.VN - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused local firms to face an array of risks, with there being a large and possible long-lasting vulnerability for them.

The 15th edition of the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) blood donation festival will take place from February 12 – 20, the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has announced.

VOV.VN - The Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies has published a book on the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to mark the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Party (1930-2022).

VOV.VN - Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the remittance flow to the country throughout 2021 reached more than US$12 billion, an increase of 10% compared to 2020, according to data published by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

VOV.VN - A local resident of Lam Dong province has tested positive for the Omicron strain, becoming the first such case reported in the Central Highlands, a local health official confirmed.

Experts have forecast that inflation will remain under control in 2022 although there will be pressure in the year.