The Ministry of Health has warned that there is a high risk of spreading the Omicron variant among the community.

Different airlines continuously reopened regular international routes in the early days of this year, bringing good news for 140,000 overseas Vietnamese to have the opportunity to return home and enjoy the Lunar New Year holiday.

As congestion and traffic volume is expected to increase as the economy bounces back from the COVID-19 restrictions, authorities in Hà Nội have announced on Thursday two schemes to ensure that all travel is done safely.

Brigade 171 from the High Command of Naval Zone 2 will visit and deliver New Year (Tet) gifts to officers and soldiers on the DK1 platforms, on-duty ships and officials on Con Dao island district.

A ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – India diplomatic ties (January 7) was held both online and offline in Hanoi on January 6.

The capital city of Hà Nội again registered a record high, with 2,716 new daily COVID-19 infections on Thursday, as the Ministry of Health reported 16,472 new cases of COVID-19 in 60 provinces and cities.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on January 6 presented 6.3 million syringes to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology to serve the COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Human Development Index (HDI) advanced to 0.706 in 2020 from 0.682 in 2016, enabling the country to join the High Human Development group, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The first regular flight between South Korea and Việt Nam, which was operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, after two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, landed safely at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội at 12:43pm on Thursday.

The Ministry of Health has asked localities to set out scenarios and plans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, given the emergence of the Omicron variant that is raging around the world.

More than 1.4 million Vietnamese were unemployed in 2021, up 203,700 from the previous year or 17 percent, due to impacts of the worst-ever fourth wave of COVID-19 infections for months, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) showed.

The advisory council of the Ministry of Health has agreed with the ministry’s proposal to grant registration certificates for conditional circulation of three medicines containing the active ingredient Molnupiravir.

The National Committee for Traffic Safety in collaboration with the Hanoi People’s Committee on January 6 held a ceremony to kick off the Traffic Safety Year 2022.

The Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has held a ceremony announcing decisions on the appointment of heads of six pagodas in Truong Sa island district.

The Military High Command in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng’s Đạ Huoai District is working with agencies to transport a wartime bomb recently unearthed by residents, for safe detonation.

The Department of Public Security of southern Long An province has decided to commence legal proceedings against individuals involved in wrongdoings at “Tinh that bong lai”, a family Buddhist worship place.

A ceremony was held at Tong Khao cemetery in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on January 6 to rebury remains of six Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who died for international missions in Laos.

Foreigners who commit administrative violations within Vietnam’s territory, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf will be expelled from the country under a decree recently issued by the Government.

German medical professor Horst Klinkmann has been decorated with an Order of Friendship in recognition of his remarkable contributions to Vietnam’s healthcare sector and the bilateral relations.