Vietnam Today

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision approving the national biodiversity strategy to 2030 with a vision towards 2050.

A conference was held by the United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales, Australia (UAVS-NSW) to review its operation in 2021 and map out its plans for 2022.

The new ceiling price of COVID-19 tests will be up to 30 percent lower than the current one, according to the Ministry of Health’s recent circular effective from February 21.

Thick ice and frost appears Mount Phja Oac’s peak in Cao Bang province Since early February 20, thick ice and frost have appeared on the peak of Mount Phja Oac in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang as temperatures dropped to below zero degree Celsius.

According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam confirmed 47,200 new COVID-19 cases on February 20, including eight imported infections.

The Mai Linh Express high-speed boat on February 19 carried 339 passengers on its first Can Tho – Con Dao trip after a 9-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

A number of travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City have resumed outbound tours after the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) announced the removal of restrictions on air passenger transport.

Vietnam confirmed 41,980 new COVID-19 cases on February 19, including 12 imported infections.

Australia has delivered 3.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam over recent weeks through a procurement agreement with UNICEF and in partnership with Vietnam's Ministry of Health, according to a press release from the Australian Embassy on February 19.

The information that a flight from Japan to Vietnam had to return on February 17 night as it was denied entry was not correct, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Mekong province of Dong Thap held a ceremony on February 19 to announce the export of the first batch of mangoes to the European market in 2022.

The Australian government is preparing for the pilot export of the country’s peaches and nectarines to Vietnam in the coming months, Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has said.

According to Vice Chairman of Hanoi City People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung, the Hanoi City Party Committee has agreed on a roadmap to reopen kindergartens from March 1.

The Politburo on February 19 held a meeting with former leaders of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

Leaders of the northern province of Bac Giang on February 18 had a working session with Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro, during which they expressed their hope to partner with Italy in agricultural production and processing.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang recently held a meeting with Tonino Panetta, Mayor of Choisy-le-Roi city, during which the two sides agreed to deepen their traditional relationships through cooperation programmes in all fields.

Authorities of Japan on February 18 withdrawn the licence to receive foreign interns of a construction company where a Vietnamese apprentice was mistreated.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan expects to welcome 3.5 million tourists by 2025, including 455,000 foreign arrivals, according to the provincial tourism development plan announced on February 17.

A one-month trial operation of an automatic system for collecting fees for use of infrastructure and public services at ports began in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a meeting with visiting Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Frans Timmermans in Hanoi on February 18, during which the two sides sought cooperation orientations in the future, especially in energy and power transformation.

“The social and developmental benefits of attending school outweigh the risks associated with COVID-19 for children,” Dr Kidong Park, World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Vietnam, has stressed.

The Vietnamese economy will recover strongly in 2022, starting at the end of the first quarter, said Tim Leelahaphan, Economist for Thailand and Vietnam at Standard Chartered, at a seminar held in Hanoi on February 18.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for visiting Executive Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Frans Timmermans in Hanoi on February 18.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U23 Championship 2022 officially kicked off on February 14 at Cambodia’s Morodok Techo National Stadium.

The resumption of international flights, including the Laos – Vietnam route, has helped overseas Vietnamese in Laos easy to return home for visit and business purposes.

(CPV) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has received information from Lao Cai province and the Vietnam Trade Office Branch in Kunming, China, about the announcement of the suspension of import activities from Hekou district (China) due to the detection of COVID-19 cases inland.

(CPV) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on February 18 provided lifesaving equipment to the Tay Ninh Department of Health for the province’s fight against COVID-19.

(CPV) – The Hanoi Fatherland Front on February 17 received 500,000 COVID-19 test kits worth VND22.9 billion from the Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank, and 30 monitoring machines and 30 electric injection pumps from the Phuong Trang Group.

‘Po Koong’ (wedding), an important ceremony of the Bahnar people, has recently been introduced to visitors at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi within the framework of ‘Colours of spring across the country’ in 2022.