VOV.VN - Many residents of Ho Chi Minh City are neglecting to wear face masks in public areas, despite the southern city’s local administration warning of the potential risks of coronavirus spreading among the wider community.

VOV.VN - Numerous Hanoians can be seen not wearing a face mask when in public, despite the sharp rise in new community cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Prof. Tran Van Tho, a former lecturer at Japan’s Waseda University suggested several measures for Vietnam to achieve sustainable economic development in the next period in an interview recently granted to a Vietnam News Agency reporter in Tokyo.

VOV.VN - The northern border province of Quang Ninh has decided to suspend transport services, after a community case was announced by the Ministry of Health early the same day.

Leaders of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defence, and the Supreme People’s Court on January 27 stressed the importance of comprehensive reform and the building of a clean and strong public security force, a modern army, and a civilised and modern judicial sector.

VOV.VN - Finland will provide more than US$100 million for public investment projects in Vietnam, starting from 2021, under a bilateral Framework Agreement on the use of Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF) backed and guaranteed by the Finnish Government.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications, in conjunction with the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education, launched a stamp collection on January 22 aimed at celebrating the 13th National Party Congress.

Da Nang has appreciated the contributions and accompany of foreigners in the city in this tough year, and hoped to continue to receive more assistance from foreign individuals, organisations and businesses during the recovery process in the city and the central region as a whole, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh.

Public investment will focus on key national projects with important roles in enhancing regional links and creating new drivers and room for economic growth, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

VOV.VN - Thousands of Hanoi police officers were deployed on January 20 in a long campaign to ensure security and safety in the buildup to the 13th National Party Congress.