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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on Tuesday attended the first-ever carrot harvest festival held in the northern province of Hai Duong.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 15 evening had a phone call with Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla, during which he proposed that the pharmaceutical firm soon deliver its vaccine to Vietnam to timely immunize children aged

A poor family in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thuong Tin is calling for support as three of the four members are facing diseases.

Vietnam shared its experience in poverty reduction and overcoming crises, at the 60th session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD) taking place from February 7-16 in New York.

A meeting was held on February 15 to discuss the plan to reopen tourism activities in the context of safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

The central province Quang Nam officially kicked off the "Hoi An at night” programme on February 14 with the aim of recreating the ancient town at night as it was at the beginning of the 20th century.

Authorities in the two central highlands provinces of Lam Dong and Dak Lak have asked to stop a road project that is illegally encroaching local national parks.

Vietnam reported an additional 31,814 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, which is the highest daily infection tally reported so far in the country, according to the Ministry of Health.

Many people in HCM City are complaining about difficulties in calling taxi services over the past few days.

The capital city of Hanoi will spend a total of over 1.8 trillion VND (79.1 million USD) on mitigating traffic congestion and ensuring traffic safety in the city for the 2021-2025 period.

The nation’s imports and exports achieved an impressive figure of more than US$60 billion during the first month of the lunar New Year, in which the country recorded a trade surplus of nearly US$1.4 billion.

The escalating oil and gas prices would reduce and even neutralise the effect of the 2-percent VAT cut, thus resulting in failure to achieve the growth target, losses to the budget and rising inflation, according to an expert.

A young man has been reported missing after departing to go to Ho Chi Minh City to study on February 12.

Up to 22,652 teachers and students in the northern province of Hai Phong have been infected with Covid-19, said Bui Van Kiem, Director of the municipal Department of Education and Training.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee commenced the 8th session in Hanoi on February 15 morning.

Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s rivers is expected to be less severe than last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Irrigation Department.

An image snapped by Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van has been named the winner in the Indigenous Cultures category at the CEFF International Environmental Photography.

Vietnam is expected to accelerate its economic recovery from the pandemic this year after having recorded a 2.6 percent increase in gross domestic products (GDP) in 2021, Singapore’s Business Times reported.

The northern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to see two more strong cold snaps in the coming 10 days.