VOV.VN - China is set to temporarily halt all imports of Vietnamese dragon fruit through its border gates with the northern province of Lang Son for one month, starting from December 29 after the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on three shipments.

VOV.VN - With just over one month to go before the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet), supermarkets throughout Ho Chi Minh City have become packed with shoppers preparing for the festive season.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has confirmed 14,872 new coronavirus cases, including 14,867 locally acquired infections, in 59 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours.

VOV.VN - A total of 16,157 people across 62 localities nationwide were confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, a drop of 225 from the previous day, the Ministry of Health reported on December 24.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has requested the Ministry of Health to work closely alongside competent agencies in order to receive 100,000 Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the Russian Government.

VOV.VN - Foreign nationals wishing to enter the country will no longer be required to undergo a period of concentrated quarantine, providing that they have already received full doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have a negative COVID-19 test.

VOV.VN - Field hospital No. 12 has been re-established in Ho Chi Minh City to receive and treat people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, especially those to be diagnosed with the new Omicron variant.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that relevant ministries swiftly tighten control over people who have come from or transited in countries which have detected the Omicron variant in order to prevent the potential transmission of the new variant.

VOV.VN - Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA director general has expressed great appreciation for the contributions made by member countries, including Vietnam, to a project aimed at renovating and expanding the IAEA's Nuclear Research and Application Complex (ReNuAL 2) in Seibersdorf, Austria.

VOV.VN - Thousands of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 in Hai Phong, Hai Duong, and Can Tho were inoculated against COVID-19 on November 24 as part of a vaccination campaign taking place throughout the country.