(VOVWORLD) -Survey in England showed 78.6% of Covid 19 patients there last December were affected by Omicron and 21.4% by Delta variants. Death rates among Omicron infected people were 128 and it jumped to 189 for Delta variant carriers.

(VOVWORLD) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for breakthrough change in the mindset and strategic vision in planning work while addressing an online national conference on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - 2024 will be the 300th birth anniversary of Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac, who is seen as the progenitor of Vietnam’s traditional medicine. To honor his contributions and merits to Vietnam’s medicine, culture, and folklore, Ha Tinh province has prepared a dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition.

(VOVWORLD) - The General Statistics Office reports that industrial production in February increased 8.5% over last February. In the first 2 months of this year, the industrial production index increased 5.4% compared to the same period last year.

(VOVWORLD) - A new freight link between the central city of Da Nang and Europe is expected to be launched in early March, the Railways of Transport and Trade Joint Stock Company (Ratraco) announced.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fatherland Front of Hanoi on Wednesday called on agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals to overcome difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and make donations to the city's Fund "For the sea and islands of Vietnam" in 2022.

(VOVWORLD) -The number of ultra-rich people in Vietnam with a net worth of over 30 million USD is set to pass 1,500 by 2026, a 26% increase from last year, according to the latest annual Wealth Report released by UK property consultancy Knight Frank.

(VOVWORLD) - Approximately 438 million COVID-19 cases and 6 million deaths had been confirmed worldwide as of Wednesday noon, according to worldometers.info. The pandemic is taking the heaviest toll on the US, followed by India and Brazil.

(VOVWORLD) - Ending the war is the top priority for Ukraine, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a phone conversation on Tuesday with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh is visiting Victoria at the invitation of Premier Daniel Andrews to strengthen ties between Vietnamese localities and the Australian state.