(VOVWORLD) - The capital city of Hanoi has welcomed about 2.8 million domestic tourists since the beginning of this year, up 45.3% against last year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) handed over life-saving equipment and vaccine administration supplies to Vietnam on Friday to assist with its COVID-19 response.

(VOVWORLD) - The sixth Vietnam International Conference and Exhibition on Control and Automation (VCCA), the biggest of its kind, will open in Ho Chi Minh City from April 8-9, a press conference announced on Friday.

(VOVWORLD) - A program called “Meeting between Thanh Hoa and RoK: Convergence of resources - Accelerating recovery and sustainable development” was held Thursday afternoon in Sam Son city, Thanh Hoa province.

(VOVWORLD) - The US on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on five entities based in Russia and North Korea related to North Korea's missile program, the US Department of State said.

(VOVWORLD) - The Tam Anh hospitals in Hanoi and HCM city will start administering AstraZeneca’s Evusheld antibody beginning Saturday, with priority given to people who are most at risk for viral infections.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne expressed their delight at the strong development of the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership, despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the recent past.

(VOVWORLD) - A consulting network at the communal level will be formed this year to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in digital transformation, the Ministry of Information and Communications said at a conference on Thursday in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent congratulations to Khmer ethnic people on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival, which falls on April 14-16 this year.

(VOVWORLD) - The European Union will distribute 550 million USD to farmers and allow them to grow crops on fallow land in order to mitigate food price spikes and potential food shortages expected to result from the conflict in Ukraine, says Reuters.