(VOVWORLD) - On Tuesday Vietnam confirmed its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The carrier is a Vietnamese student who landed at Noi Bai International Airport from the UK. VOV talked to Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Song, Director of the Vietnamese German Center for Medical Research of the Central Military Hospital 108, to learn more about the current health condition of the patient and what people in Vietnam should do following the first detection in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of children in disadvantaged areas in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan now have meals of meat, vegetables, and rice thanks to local teachers, benefactors, and a charity group named “Feeding children in Bac Kan”. The meals have dispelled the coldness of the mountain region, spread love, and fueled spirits in remote hamlets.

(VOVWORLD) - Phung Hiep Sugar Refinery in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has announced a buying price for this year’s sugarcane crop of 5.1 cents per kilo. Local farmers are delighted at the record high price.

(VOVWORLD) - Inspired by UNESCO’s Happy School project, the Happy School model was piloted in Vietnam in 2018 and has been expanded nationwide. In the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, every day at school should be a happy day for students.

(VOVWORLD) - A decade after the new-style rural building program began in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, the southern province is thriving and people's lives have improved in every aspect. This year Ba Ria-Vung Tau aims to have the remaining 6 communes of Chau Duc and Xuyen Moc district recognized as new-style rural villages.

(VOVWORLD) - The German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation (DSIK), formerly known as the Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, has opened a Southeast Asia representative office in Hanoi. This step by one of Germany’s largest financial organizations to support the development of the private sector is a major enhancement of Germany’s cooperation with Vietnam. This week, we talked to Christian Grajek, DSIK’s regional coordinator and chief representative in Vietnam, to learn more about his organization’s plans.

(VOVWORLD) - A medical center in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has earned an applause for raising public awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention and control, caring for, helping, and not discriminating against HIV carriers. The achievement of the Preventive Medicine Center of Binh Thuy district is attributed to the combined efforts of local information disseminators, collaborators, and healthcare workers.

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is one of the localities in Vietnam affected by COVID-19. Local resident Tran Phuoc Lanh and his wife Huynh Thi Thu Hang have been cooking meals as a way to ease the difficulties for people infected and quarantined.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) hosted a series of events on Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the traditional day of the Vietnam oil and gas sector (November 27, 1961-November 27, 2021).

(VOVWORLD) - Annual flooding carries fish, shrimp, and alluvial soil into the rice fields of the Mekong Delta’s Dong Thap province. This year water levels have risen later than in previous years, severely diminishing the livelihoods of local farmers. But a number of locals have taken the initiative to respond to climate change and restructure their agricultural model. They have combined rice cultivation and aquaculture to raise their income.