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President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has sent a letter to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, wishing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics a complete success and extending Lunar

Three female Vietnamese scientists have been honoured at the Hitachi Global Foundation Asia Innovation Awards.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 4 attended the inauguration ceremony of Cao Bo-Mai Son section, one of the 11 component projects of the eastern North-South expressway project.

Around 13,000 businesses were set up in January with a total registered capital of VND192.3 trillion (USD8.3 billion), up 28.9% on-year.

People have been rushing to many tourist sites in Vietnam during the Lunar New Year or Tet holiday.

An additional 11,594 Covid-19 infections were reported in Vietnam on Friday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number with over 2,700 cases, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Vietnam exported 287 tonnes of agricultural products to China via Kim Thanh border gate in the northern province of Lao Cai on the first three days of the Lunar New Year

Vietnam’s education development on the foundation of building a learning society has been on the right track, helping Vietnam to make great progress in illiteracy eradication and education universalisation.

Bac Ha horse racing festival was recognised as a national intangible heritage on May 31, 2021, setting the scene for the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to foster preservation of its distinctive north-western cultures.

The northern region of Vietnam has continued experiencing strong cold weather with lowest temperatures of below three degrees centigrade.

The members of the United Nations Security Council reiterated their full support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) role in facilitating a peaceful solution in the interest of the people of Myanmar and their livelihoods.

The number of people infected with the Omicron variant in Vietnam had increased to 192 by February 3, an increase of six cases compared to the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Samsung C&T Corp., the construction unit of Samsung Group, has announced it had obtained a plant deal worth 510 million USD from Vietnam.

The rainy season festival, called “De khu cha”, is one of the seven major traditional festivals of the Ha Nhi ethnic group in the northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam.

Vietnam has basically fulfilled targets regarding the organisation of the Tet (Lunar New Year), the country’s biggest traditional festival, with security, safety and social welfare ensured, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on February 3.

An additional 8,601 Covid-19 infections were reported in Vietnam on Thursday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number with over 2,700 cases, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Vietnam has set a target to speed up the development of science and technology for the 2021-30 period with the establishment of modern research and development centres in both public and private sectors as a core mission objective.

The January consumer price index (CPI) in Ho Chi Minh City inched up 0.25 percent month on month and 1.42 percent year on year, the municipal Statistics Office reported.

Many people have flocked to the southern coastal city of Vung Tau during the Lunar New Year Holiday.