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The Ministry of Health (MoH) on December 29 received 100,000 doses of the Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine presented by Russia to support Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight.

Ho Chi Minh City and Sapa continue to be the two most favoured destinations of Vietnamese tourists for the New Year’s Eve holiday, according to booking data for the New Year period on Agoda.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product in 2021 is estimated to expand by 2.58 percent from the previous year as the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse impacts on all fields of the national economy, according to the General Statistics Office.

Around 84 percent of Covid-19 deaths in Vietnam were aged over 50 with most of them having medical underlying conditions or not having been fully vaccinated.

The 2021 Golden Rose Cup awards were presented to 60 businesswomen during a ceremony held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi on December 29.

UNICEF Representative to Vietnam, Rana Flowers, on Wednesday released a statement calling for a strengthened protection system and zero tolerance to violence to better protect children.

Pingxiang City in China has temporarily suspended the import of dragon fruit from Vietnam through Huu Nghi Border Gate in the northern province of Lang Son Province.

An additional 13,889 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Wednesday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number of cases, according to the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam's Consumer Price Index (CPI) edged up 1.84 percent year-on-year in 2021, the lowest ever recorded since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Hoi An City has announced that it would cancel New Year celebrations due to the complicated development of the Covid-19 pandemic.

An innovative public bike rental service is attracting a rising number of customers after being piloted in HCM City.

All passengers who took the same flight with a person defined as Vietnam’s first Omicron case have been quarantined.

Vietnam will only resume regular international flights to Japan and the US while waiting for preparations for Omicron preventive measures from other markets.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has had a phone conversation with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wu Jianghao to examine measures to clear a huge backlog of truck drivers stranded at border gates of

The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) was honoured with the Labour Order, third class, at a ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Overseas remittances to Vietnam have been estimated to reach USD12.5 billion this year, up around 10 percent on-year.

The Ministry of Transport has issued a decision to increase the frequency of flights on many domestic routes from December 29, 2021 to February 16, 2022, in order to serve travel demand during New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.

A total of 100,000 ha of rubber plantations of Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) are expected to get an international sustainable forest management certificate in accordance with the Vietnam Forest Certification Scheme.

Jubilant celebration activities will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo Tourism Area in Son Tay Town, Hanoi, from January 1-3, 2022, to welcome in New Year 2022.