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The Vietnamese Writers’ Association has decided to cancel the annual Vietnamese Poetry Day, slated for February 26th, due to the complex developments of COVID-19.

The central province of Quang Tri, the second-largest timber producer nationwide, is targeting 100,000 ha of forests being granted forest management certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) by 2030; four times higher than the current figure.

HCM City leaders visited HCM City CDC to give directives on more testing and tightening monitoring and screening after Tet.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 20 attended the launch of a tree-planting festival in the south-central province of Phu Yen, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, which is part of the activities to respond to

Authorities in the southern province of Binh Duong have issued a warning after two Chinese men escaped from a local quarantine site.

Forty-six small whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia have died, after rescue efforts succeeded in saving three others, local officials said Friday.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the National Assembly, the President, the Government, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) issued a special announcement on the death of former Politburo member, former

Gold shops in Hanoi are receiving an increasing number of customers ahead of the God of Wealth Day.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has proposed the extension of Van Don International Airport’s suspension amid the Covid-19 outbreak in many Vietnamese localities.

Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh and the municipal Party Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue joined farmers planting rice at a local district on February 19.

15 more people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,362, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday evening.

Vice-chairman of HCM City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc inspected Covid-19 prevention work at local restaurants.

Vietnam has negotiated to buy 60 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in 2021 and will need 150 million doses for the whole country, according to the Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Phong.

A man from the Republic of Korea (RoK) has fallen to his death from Golden Palace, a high-rise apartment building located in Me Tri ward of Nam Tu Liem district in Hanoi, according to the municipal authorities.

Vietnam is among top three nations leading the shift to renewable energy in Asia Pacific, according to the latest research from IHS Markit.

Hanoi authorities have ordered all people returning to the city from Covid-19-affected localities from 0:00 February 2 to self-isolate at their home to ensure safety.

A male staff member of Fuji Bakelite Ltd. Co. in the northern province of Hung Yen has tested positive for Covid-19.

The Vicem Hoang Thach Cement Company in Hai Duong has been locked down after a new Covid-19 case was discovered.

Airlines operating in Vietnam are requested to refuse passengers who fail to follow Covid-19 prevention and control regulations.