HCM City has seen positive signs in the fight against pandemic with a drop in the number of new cases to under 1,000 and deaths falling to under 50, according to its Steering Committee for Pandemic Prevention and Control.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony held in Hanoi on December 28 to commend the exemplars in a 75,000-initiative programme launched by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

The People’s Committee of Hà Nội has ordered all passengers on flights, which depart from countries where the Omicron variant is present to follow regulations on centralised quarantine regardless of passenger history, vaccinations or prior COVID-19 infections.

Hà Nội People’s Committee has ordered the city health department and other relevant agencies to prepare for up to 3,000 new COVID cases per day.

The first case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has been detected in Việt Nam. The carrier is a man who arrived in Hà Nội from the United Kingdom, according to a notice from the health ministry on Tuesday.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has highly valued Vietnam’s cooperation with the UN in peacekeeping activities since the country joined the operations in 2014 as well as the country’s efforts throughout 2021.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has approved a master plan to preserve and promote Ba Bể Lake, Bắc Kạn Province.

The Ministry of Transport no longer requires all air passengers from HCM City and the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test results, according to its new rules issued on Monday.

Five countries – the United States, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Belarus – have recognised Việt Nam’s COVID-19 vaccination certificates with specific criteria on the vaccine types, according to the foreign ministry.

The Ministry of Transport no longer requires all air passengers from Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test results, according to its new rules issued on December 27.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) is set to work harder to increase overseas Vietnamese (OV)’s engagement in people-to-people diplomacy in the time ahead.

Snow is rarely seen in Việt Nam, and that’s why some tourists got excited seeing it on the country's highest mountain on Sunday.

HCM City has added VNĐ4.1 trillion to its COVID-19 relief package, according to Lê Minh Tấn, director of its Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The key transport infrastructure project will connect the provinces of Lai Châu, Lào Cai, and Yên Bái to the Hà Nội - Lào Cai Expressway.

Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm District has been treating asymptomatic COVID-19 patients at home, with the model garnering praise from residents.

The Government of Việt Nam and the World Bank has signed an agreement for financing of US$221.5 million to support Việt Nam’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through policy reforms aimed at improving financial inclusion and spurring greater environmental resilience.

Việt Nam’s commitment to increasing its energy capacity using renewable sources will lead to increasing recruitment demand, especially in the next few years, but its human resources are not sufficient.

Farmers in the “flower capital” of the Mekong Delta are busy growing flowers along with long-term plants for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left street vendors high and dry. One group in Hanoi runs a programme to help improve the lives of vendors. They hope Hanoi will be a city worth living for everyone whether it’s the migrant workers, vendors, or those born and bred here.

The Ministry of Health marked Monday’s International Day of Epidemic Preparedness to call on all people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.