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The “Xuan Que Huong” (Home Spring) programme 2022, an annual event for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the lead up to traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is scheduled to take place on January 22.

Do Thi Ha, the Vietnamese representative at the Miss World 2021 pageant, received a negative COVID-19 test result following two weeks of treatment in the US.

Hanoi People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh has called on localities to set up mobile Covid-19 vaccination groups amid the city’s increasing Covid-19 cases.

An additional 16,278 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Friday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number with over 2,700 cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

Cambodia always remember the Cambodia United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS) soldiers and Vietnamese volunteer troops who shed their blood and sacrificed their lives to topple the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime.

The best possible conditions will be created for overseas Vietnamese to return to the homeland with safety from the pandemic ensured, especially now that the Lunar New Year festival is just around the corner, an official has said.

The northern province of Ninh Binh has temporarily shut 42 schools after up to 300 Covid-19 cases were found.

The Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a document to tighten inspections, examinations, and handling of violations in COVID-19 drug trading.

Two Vietnamese doctors, Nguyen Trong Hien and Pham Thi Thuy, have been named among the winners of the third Medical Awards of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), according to the AFC’s announcement.

A family of three ill members in Thanh Hoa Province have called for financial support from the community as all of them are suffering from various health problems.

Over 2.2 million people left Vietnam’s major cities for their hometowns in 2021 after being hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Despite a late start to the sport, Tăng Thị Nhung went on to become Vietnam's first-ever professional golfer. Now, after retiring from the competition, she is determined to use her position to encourage others to take up the sport.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam suggested that Binh Thuan, Tien Giang and Long An provinces join hands to promote dragon fruit exports to China by sea freight.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has continued its support to Vietnam’s fight against COVID-19 by donating medical equipment, including five ventilators, five electrocardiogram

The Vietnamese Government and the World Bank have signed a 126.9 million USD financing agreement to improve access to infrastructure, connectivity and reduce flood risk in the urban core of Vinh Long city in the Mekong Delta province of

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines have announced plans to sell apricot and peach blossoms for the coming Lunar New Year or Tet Festival.

Hanoi audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy a play, which uses contemporary dance and multi-media, named "A Woman" - part of Antigone project, funded by the Goethe Institute.

HCM City has restructured a Covid-19 field hospital to serve all mild, moderate and severe Covid-19 patients.

The central city of Danang has set a target to triple visitor numbers to 3.5 million this year.