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.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will make a state visit to Singapore this week at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on February 22.

VOV.VN - Vietnam overwhelmed Thailand 1-0 in their second Group C match of the ongoing 2022 AFF U23 Championship in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) on February 22 evening, sending them to the semi-finals.

VOV.VN - The number of newly detected coronavirus infections in Vietnam rose by more than 9,000 to 55,879 on February 22, a record high so far, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update at 06pm.

VOV.VN - The Australian Government has pledged an investment of AUD4.9 million, equivalent to approximately US$3.5 million, in Ascend Vietnam Ventures, a Vietnamese venture capital fund which will support local burgeoning technology startup market, according to the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 22 hosted a reception for scientists and experts of the Vietnam Economic Association (VEA), during which he hailed the VEA's contributions to the country over the past nearly five decades.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen will be next contestant to represent Vietnam at the Miss Supranational 2022 pageant, which is scheduled to take place in Poland this August.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade and Samsung Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 22 to ramp up co-operation in developing smart factories in Vietnam.

The export of phones, which contribute annually over US$50 billion in the last three years, is expected to help Vietnam expand its total export turnover by 6-8% in 2022.

VOV.VN - State president Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay a State-level visit to Singapore from February 24 – 26 at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Halimah Yacob, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on February 22.