VOV.VN - More than 2,500 athletes are set to take part in Vietnam’s largest triathlon competition IRONMAN 70.3 Vietnam, which will take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang this weekend, marking the return of the event following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - It remains imperative to raise public awareness of the necessity of personal prevention, in which vaccination, mask wearing, and disinfection remain the key factors amid a sharp continual decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases, according to health experts.

VOV.VN - Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc held online talks with Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to seek the body’s assistance for Vietnam’s post-pandemic socio-economic development and recovery programme.

The average price of Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) exported to the US increased sharply in the first quarter of this year to the highest ever level of US$4.5 per kilogramme, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed a further 4,305 fresh COVID-19 infections across 56 localities nationwide on May 5, while only two fatalities were recorded.

VOV.VN - Nikkei Asia has recently analyzed the strong recovery of the local air freight industry as the country moves passed the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - With the World Health Organization (WHO) hopeful that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has already passed, experts feel that this year will be a transition period for Vietnam to ensure the dual goal of combating the pandemic and boosting economic development.

VOV.VN - The German newspaper Finanzmarktwelt (Financial Market World) has recently published an article highlighting the nation’s move to fully open up activities following the COVID-19 pandemic, with all industries showing signs of recovery.

Vietnamese national petanque team is striving to fulfill the task of winning at least one gold medal at the upcoming 31st Southeast Games (SEA Games), according to the national SEA Games 31 organising committee.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City in the first quarter of this year reached nearly US$1.8 billion, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s branch in the city.