VIETNAM TODAY

All four Vietnamese students competing at the International Biology Olympiad 2022 (IBO 2022) pocketed medals, bringing home one silver and three bronzes, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) reported on July 18.

The Government plans to develop 301 traditional craft villages linked to tourism by 2030, according to a decision approving Vietnam's traditional craft village preservation and development programme for the 2021-2030 period.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health on Sunday reported an additional 745 Covid-19 infections, raising the country's total tally to over 10.76 million.

Vietnam ranked fifth with five medals at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2022 hosted by Switzerland from July 10 – 17, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Nearly 30 young scientists and entrepreneurs from lower Mekong countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam, have gathered at the 2022 Young Scientist Programme to develop solutions on STEAM education and workforce innovation.

The National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control has warned of a Covid-19 pandemic resurgence in Vietnam following the appearance of the new BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants.

Bui Xuan Dat, alias Dat Kyo, a Vietnamese contestant hailing from Hung Yen province, won the title Mister Supernational Asia 2022 as part of Mister Supernational 2022 that ended in Poland on July 16.

Macau is set to begin another working week of partial lockdown, after the city extended the closure of its casinos and non-essential businesses to try and eradicate its worst coronavirus outbreak yet.

A number of local airlines have put tickets on sale for flights during the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year from January 12 to January 20, 2023.

Fourteen auto brands have to date confirmed their participation in the Vietnam Motor Show 2022 – the largest of its kind in the Southeast Asian country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inauguration ceremony of Song Hau 1 Thermal Power Plant Project in Mai Dam town, Chau Thanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

The capital city of Hanoi has witnessed a sharp increase in influenza type A patients recently.

Three people have been killed, while 10 others have been left injured in a coach accident that happened in Xuan Son National Park in the northern province of Phu Tho on Friday evening.

The northern and central regions will experience hot weather in the days to come, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

While airlines in Vietnam have enjoyed a positive recovery in the first six months of this year, the number of international passengers has remained modest.

Vietnam has the lowest rate of financial attacks in Southeast Asia, much lower than the average rate in the region, according to global cyber-security and digital privacy company Kaspersky.

Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island off the southern province of Kien Giang, has been selected one of 25 best islands in the world by readers of US magazine Travel Leisure.

The Korea Customs Service has announced it will jointly run an Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES) to allow certificates of origin to be processed through electronic platforms with Vietnam and India from next year.