The Vietnam Seventh-Day Adventist Church convened its fourth general assembly in Ho Chi Minh City on January 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 16,378 new coronavirus infections in 62 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 682 cases from the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on January 17.

VOV.VN - An official logo marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was announced on January 17.

VOV.VN - As of 6 p.m. on January 15, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,001,625 COVID-19 cases, including 1,715,147 recoveries during the fourth wave of the pandemic which initially began on April 27, 2021.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy hosted an online gathering on January 15 to celebrate Vietnam’s 2022 lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - First 10 members of the Vietnam women’s football team, including six players, arrived at Hyatt hotel of Pune city (India) on January 16 for the coming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after a long flight from Spain.

VOV.VN - A festival that promotes Vietnamese people’s lunar New Year – known as Tet - was launched on January 16 evening in Ho Chi Minh City to welcome the coming 2022 Tet that falls on February 1.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat in Hanoi on January 15 to consider disciplinary measures against the Party Delegation to the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) for 2017-2022 tenure and several officials.

The Vietnam Motorkhana Championship 2021, the first-ever international-standard professional sport car race in Vietnam, opened in Hanoi on January 15.

Under a plan on developing Vietnam’s seaport network, the Cai Mep - Thi Vai seaport cluster in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is to become one of two special seaports in the country - an international gateway and an international trans-shipment port.