VOV.VN - Most Venerable Thich Thanh Dam, deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha passed away at Hoa Lac Pagoda in Ninh Binh province on January 18 at the age of 98.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 15,959 new coronavirus infections during the past 24 hours, while the number of Omicron cases has risen to 108 nationwide, the Ministry of Health reported on January 19.

VOV.VN - HSBC Vietnam has launched its first credit card made from recycled Polyvinyl chloride (rPVC) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A number of Vietnamese famous destinations and a tourism programme aimed at welcoming international tourists were introduced at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2022 which opened on January 18 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

VOV.VN - Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on January received Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long to exchange measures and orientations to promote the UK – Vietnam relations.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defense and the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations held a memorial service on January 19 for Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh, who passed away whilst undertaking a UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent nearly US$5 billion on importing animal feed and related raw materials last year, representing a rise of 28.4% compared to 2020, according to preliminary statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will reduce the excise tax and registration fee placed on electric cars, with these two preferential policies anticipated to become a lever in which the local electric vehicle market, which is in its infancy, can quickly develop in 2022.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trade turnover with Japan reached roughly US$42.7 billion last year, of which the country raked in US$20.13 billion from exports, an increase of 4.4% compared to 2020, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

A teleconference was held on January 18 to review a project on assisting the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) in building a fund for tourism development and improvement of destinations’ competitiveness.