Sa Pa Town in northern province of Lào Cai has been more attractive to tourists in winter, when snow and ice sometimes appear on top of high mountains.

In 2021, Vietnam has continued acting as an active and responsible member of the international community as seen in its performance in many multilateral cooperation mechanisms.

The 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) elected a 52-strong Executive Committee and an Inspection Committee with 15 members at its working session in Hanoi on December 30.

Virtual countdown light 2022 party will be organised on the last day of the year with the participation of many famous celebrities.

The classification of COVID-19 patients need to prioritise high-risk groups, particularly those over 50 years old, have underlying conditions or are unvaccinated or partly vaccinated, for close monitoring and treatment to help reduce fatalities, said deputy minister of health Nguyễn Trương Sơn.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has sought approval from the city’s People's Committee to allow an additional 680,000 students to return to secondary and high schools following the New Year holiday.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has shadowed cultural activities nationwide, Việt Nam has still successfully launched many major events. Here are the top 10 cultural events of Việt Nam selected by Việt Nam News.

The first regular international route to resume will be the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines flying to Japan on January 5, 2022. Vietjet Air and All Nippon Airways will resume on January 6, 2022.

Five disadvantaged hamlets in Chieng Kheo commune in the northern mountainous province of Son La’s Mai Son district were connected to the national grid on December 30.

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment targets increasing the volume of domestic waste treated with incineration and recycling technologies to at least 80 per cent by 2025 and 100 per cent by 2030, department director Nguyễn Toàn Thắng has said.

Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs said on December 30 that it has submitted a proposal on providing support for lonely senior citizens and orphans hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to the municipal People’s Committee.

The first extraordinary session of the 15th National Assembly, which is to open on January 4 and close on January 11, aims to decide on timely fiscal and monetary policies for the implementation of the socio-economic recovery and development program and remove legal obstacles for development, heard a press conference in Hanoi on December 30.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Decision No. 2215/QD-TTg promulgating the national action plan on overcoming the post-war consequences of toxic chemicals/dioxin in Vietnam for the 2021-2030 period.

Việt Nam saw a record 17,000 new COVID-19 patients on Thursday, raising the total number to 1,714,742 since the start of the pandemic

The use of images, equipment, costumes of health workers in information sheets about products, especially foodstuff, traded under the multi-level marketing schemes would be prohibited, according to a draft decree designed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to replace Decree 40 of 2018.

Some 130 scholarships have been presented to children affected by COVID-19 in southern Vietnam as part of a joint programme by Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and “For beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” club.

The move aims to ensure pandemic prevention and control amid a new outbreak in the city. 

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued new definitions of COVID cases, suspected cases and close contacts in a bid to detect and manage new infections quicker and more effectively.

Evidence from the decade-long Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index with survey findings in 2020 reveals that improved governance and responsiveness of central and local governments contributed to the country’s effective responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic.