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The Ministry of Health has asked cities and provinces nationwide to cancel firework displays for Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls on January 31, as concerns rise over a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Three local residents of Ho Chi Minh City have tested positive for the Omicron variant in the community, said doctors of Hospital April 30 under the Ministry of Public Security.

A smart app named “Vietnamese students” is expected to be launched in the near future, contributing to the management of Vietnam Students’ Association members around the country.

A senior Government official in charge of tourism suggested Vietnam should fully reopen the door to international tourism in April 2022 in order to speed up its ongoing tourism recovery.

Hanoi authorities have approved planning of an 18.4-hectare park in the outlying district of Gia Lam’s Trau Quy Town.

An additional 16,838 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Tuesday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number with nearly 3,000 patients, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Da Nang has approved the hosting the Routes Asia 2022 Development Forum

HCM City has witnessed a sharp fall in Covid-19 infections and pandemic-related deaths.

The US Agency for International Development and Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment on Tuesday launched a new project that will focus on building the competitiveness of Vietnam’s small and growing businesses.

Many parents and teachers in Hanoi have supported a proposal by the local Department of Education and Training to let all students between 7th and 12th grades return to school after the Lunar New Year holiday.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee started its seventh session in Hanoi on January 18, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on Borneo, House Speaker Puan Maharani said on Tuesday.

H Cuc EBan, a local girl from the Ede ethnic minority group, has successfully beat off competition from a number of strong local contestants to be crowned Miss Eco Vietnam 2022.

Dragon fruit growers in the southern province of Long An are facing great losses due to the sharp price drop.

Vietnam along with ASEAN +3 (Japan, the Republic of Korea, and India) are seeking to step up economic co-operation towards boosting economic recovery and development, whilst simultaneously repelling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thousands of workers at Dalat's biggest flower farm are busy preparing the flowers for the Tet Festival.

While people across the country have been bustling with preparations for Tết (Lunar New Year), medical workers in COVID-19 treatment facilities are working relentlessly to take care of their patients.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will make a visit to Cambodia on January 19-20 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhonn.

With high export growth recorded in the United States last year, Vietnamese rubber exports to the demanding market are set to continue to witness positive signs this year.