Almost two years since borders closed, Việt Nam's tourism sector is is ready to fully open, with no restrictions on flight frequency or destinations. But tour companies face stiff competition from other destinations in the region who are well prepared and may have the advantage.

 The Việt Nam National University of Agriculture (VNUA)'s Pet Rescue Centre doubles as a shelter for abandoned pets in Hà Nội, giving them the love they crave.

Health centres nationwide are being warned not to take advantage of the pandemic by hiking up prices of COVID tests. 

Việt Nam on Sunday crossed the mark of 200 million COVID-19 vaccines administered, just over a year since the ‘historic inoculation campaign’ was launched on March 8 last year.

With 166,968 new infections announced on Sunday, Việt Nam’s total COVID-19 caseload reaches six million, while the total number of vaccines administered nationwide crosses the 200-million mark.

Le directeur national de la Banque asiatique de développement (BAD) au Vietnam, Shantanu Chakraborty, a déclaré que l’institution financière asiatique était optimiste quant aux perspectives économiques du Vietnam cette année.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underlined that Khanh Hoa should turn its Truong Sa island district into an economic, culture and social center at sea, and a firm wall protecting the national sovereignty over seas and islands on the foundation of Vietnamese and international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982.

War veterans who used to be stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held a ceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnamese navy who died on duty 34 years ago while defending the Gac Ma (Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988.

Two more repatriation flights for Vietnamese nationals fleeing from war-torn Ukraine landed in Nội Bài International Airport on Sunday, bringing home nearly 600 people.

The commemoration of the Gac Ma Battle in March is an occasion to honor officers and soldiers who live and work on the DK platforms amid the vast sea, many of whom sacrificed their lives to safeguard the national sovereignty at sea.

Three component-projects of the North-South Expressway are behind schedule, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Prolonged delay in building the T3 passenger terminal for the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport can inflict heavy losses, experts warn.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12 demanded favorable mechanisms be issued to facilitate public - private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure building, so as to boost the development of the Van Phong Economic Zone.

A three-year-old girl brutally injured allegedly by her mother’s boyfriend, died on Saturday.

Việt Nam reports 168,719 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary has supported 680 Vietnamese fleeing war-ravaged Ukraine as of March 12.

The People’s Committee of Quang Tri has approved a Norwegian-funded project on capacity building for this central province’s mine action centre during 2022 - 2025.

A cooperation programme for training Vietnamese engineers working in Japan on March 11 opened its first course for 2021-2025, enrolling 64 students in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.