The Vietnamese Government and the World Bank (WB) have signed a US$126.9 million financing agreement to improve access to infrastructure, connectivity and reduce flood risk in the urban core of Vinh Long city in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long, the WB said on January 6.

VOV.VN - Hanoi native Pham Ha Duy Linh will be one of the five members on the judging panel for the Southeast Asia and Oceania at the 2022 World Press Photo Contest.

VOV.VN - Local referees Cong Thi Dung and Truong Thi Le Trinh have been selected to officiate matches at the upcoming 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team are at 98th place globally in the latest FIFA rankings updated in January, far ahead of their rivals Thailand despite being defeated by them at the recent AFF Cup 2020.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men’s national football team will reunite on January 13 to prepare for two upcoming matches against Australia and China in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

VOV.VN - A further of 14,853 people across 62 localities nationwide were detected to be positive for the SARS-CoV-2-virus, marking a drop of 1,654 from the previous day, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health on January 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnam National Day at EXPO 2020 Dubai was officially launched following the Vietnamese national flag raising ceremony held at Al Wasl square in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on December 30.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese men's national football team are set to arrive home from Singapore on December 31 as they get preparations underway for the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.

VOV.VN - Despite numerous enduring difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam has managed to secure a GDP growth rate of 2.58% this year, beating off recent projections by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese nationals abroad have sent home some US$12.5 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 10%, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).