A total of 16,555 new COVID-19 infections were reported in the country on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases since the start of pandemic to 1,588,335. Hà Nội again registered the highest number of transmissions with 1,646.

Located on Bảo Đài Mountain, Đông Triều District, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh, Ngọa Vân Pagoda Relic Complex is a sacred pilgrimage site attracting tourists all year round.

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are concerned about low profits from the ongoing 2021 – 22 winter – spring rice crop because of increased prices for input materials.

Many private preschools in HCM City will continue to face teacher shortages when schools reopen.

COVID-19 update on December 22

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on December 22 asked COVID-19 prevention and control groups and other relevant forces to double efforts in vaccinations, support patients and ensure that those under home quarantine and treatment enjoy the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Construction of a building of the small and medium-sized enterprise promotion department in the campus of the Lao Ministry of Industry and Trade, funded by the Vietnamese Association in Vientiane capital, commenced on December 22.

Nearly 12.8 million pandemic-hit workers have received support worth a total 30.31 trillion VND (1.32 billion USD), from the unemployment insurance fund so far, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is planning to welcome back international tourists via sea route and roads, after piloting the “vaccine passport” programme on the air route

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy, and representatives of the community of Vietnamese Cambodians in Cambodia on December 22 on the occasion of his visit to the neighbouring country.

Sửng Sốt Cave is located on Bồ Hòn Island, in the centre of Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh Province. It is one of the most beautiful caves in Hạ Long Bay, with many rocky islands in different unique shapes that cannot be found anywhere else.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to welcome back international tourists via sea route and roads in the time ahead, after piloting the “vaccine passport” programme on the air route.

Australia has delivered an additional 1.14 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Hà Nội, lifting the donation from the country to Việt Nam to 3.6 million doses, according to Australian foreign minister Marise Payne.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on behalf of the Prime Minister has signed Directive No. 34/CT-TTg dated December 21, 2021 on strengthening human rights content in the the national education system.

Given the COVID-19 pandemic in HCM City is under alert levels 1 and 2, scheduled New Year celebrations will go ahead as planned, the municipal People’s Committee said on Monday (December 20).

Preparations for the eighth National Women's Congress (2022-2027 tenure), slated for early March 2022, have been carried out seriously and thoroughly, in terms of content, personnel and communication work, according to Ha Thi Nga, President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU).

A new opera project named “Princess Anio” has been launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Việt Nam.

Việt Nam has more than 170,000 trucks and nearly 53,000 coaches that are deemed past their shelf life and should not be driven, but most are still on the road.

Hồng Thủy Preschool used to be a severely downgraded building with no electricity, no clean water, and no toilets in a particularly disadvantaged area in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.