(VOVWORLD) - 300 young volunteers cycled on Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City to kick-start Earth Hour 2022. They also participated in numerous challenges held at historical sites and iconic buildings in Ho Chi Minh city to draw the public interest in the ‘Earth Hour 2022’ campaign.

(VOVWORLD) - A festival honoring Ban (Bauhinia) flowers, a typical spring flower in Vietnam’s northern mountain region, opened on Sunday in Dien Bien province, after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.

(VOVWORLD) - An incense offering and garland dropping ceremony was held on Sunday in Da Nang to commemorate 64 soldiers of the Vietnam People's Navy who laid down their lives while defending the Fatherland at Gac Ma Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago of Vietnam, on March 14, 1988.

(VOVWORLD) - 500 athletes competed in the Quang Binh Discovery Marathon on Sunday, kicking off the 2022 tourist season in Quang Binh province, home to the famous world natural heritage site of Phong Nha-Ke Bang, just two days before Vietnam fully opens its door to foreign tourists.

(VOVWORLD) - Two flights carrying nearly 600 Vietnamese citizens, who fled Ukraine to Poland and Romania, arrived on Sunday morning in Hanoi. The flights were funded by Sun Group and conducted by Vietnam Airlines after being approved by the Government.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday urged Khanh Hoa province to build Truong Sa island district into Vietnam’s economic, cultural and social center at sea and a solid defense area, contributing to protecting sacred national sovereignty over sea and islands.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 168,719 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours as of 4pm Saturday, raising the tally to over 5.9 million, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Saturday sent his congratulatory message to President-elect of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jun-seok, head of the country’s People Power Party (PPP).

(VOVWORLD) - The UN is not aware of any biological weapons programs in Ukraine, said UN disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu on Friday at the UN Security Council’s meeting.

(VOVWORLD) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Friday that Russia’s special military operations in Ukraine could end when the West took action over Russia's repeatedly raised concerns.