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The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is hosting a free online film-making training course for Vietnamese filmmakers, entitled ‘On The Reel Film Lab 2022’, from March 21 to 23.

A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people crashed into a remote mountainside in southern China on Monday after dropping more than 20,000 feet in just over a minute, sparking a massive fire on impact.

Vietnam had reached agreement on the mutual recognition of “vaccine passports” with 17 countries, said Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

The temperature may rise by 6°C in Vietnam by the end of 21st century if climate change is not prevented, French and Vietnamese scientists warned in a joint research project.

Vietnamese seafood exports to the UK market are forecast to maintain their double-digit growth over the coming months due to rising demand, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Monday reported an additional 131,713 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's patient tally to over 8.08 million.

Vietnam and Malaysia have issued a joint press statement within the framework of the Vietnam visit by PM Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and a high-ranking delegation of the Malaysian Government at the invitation of PM Pham Minh Chinh.

Petroleum prices in Vietnam fell slightly from 3 pm on Monday, marking the first decrease after seven consecutive increases since December 25, 2021.

Children’s hospitals in HCM City are receiving a sharp increase in the number of patients coming for Covid-19 treatment.

Viet Nam has climbed up two spots to 77th in the 2022 World Happiness Report sponsored by the United Nations.

Authorities in Sa Pa Town are investigating a serious landslide at a hotel construction site on Hoang Lien Street.

Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob was welcomed to Vietnam at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on March 21 chaired by PM Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnamese boxer Le Huu Toan on March 20 outplayed his Thai opponent Kitidech Hirunsuk after 12 rounds, winning the WBA Asia Championship title in the minimum weight division.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has proposed to the Ministry of Transport and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial People's Committee to close the Con Dao Airport between April and December next year for upgrade work.

Troubled Chinese property developer giant Evergrande and all its units suspended trading in Hong Kong Monday morning, according to a notice to the stock exchange.

The Bai Dai Beach in Cam Lam District in the southern coastal province of Khanh Hoa has been covered with a large amount of the black oil which had earlier been found in a Nha Trang.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged the Ministry of Health to study the vaccination against Covid-19 for children aged between three and five.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son received and held talks with his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah who is in Hanoi for a working visit on March 20-21.