(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, and Da Nang have welcomed first domestic tourists in the New Year 2022, who flew with Vietnam Airlines.

(VOVWORLD) - 1.1 million COVID-19 cases and 3,700 deaths were reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, according to worldometer.info. The global infection tally has reached 289.7 million while the death toll has climbed to 5.5 million. The US has been the hardest-hit country, followed by India and Brazil.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decree requesting the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs to work with other agencies to come up with policies on protecting, supporting, and nurturing orphans and particularly children orphaned by COVID-19.

(VOVWORLD) - 14,835 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Vietnam on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on Friday sent a letter of congratulations to Esteban Lazo Hernández, President the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, on the occasion of the Caribbean nation’s 63rd National Day (January 1, 1959).

(VOVWORLD) - Israel has signed a deal with the US to buy 12 CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing KC-46 refuelling planes, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Friday, estimating the total price at around 3.1 billion USD.

(VOVWORLD) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is optimistic that the COVID-19 pandemic may end in 2022 if global vaccination rates increase and countries work together to control the spread of the disease.

(VOVWORLD) - Festival Hue 2022 will be held in different time frames throughout the year instead of a specific time as usual, Vice Chairman of Thua Thien-Hue province Nguyen Thanh Binh said at a ceremony to announce the event on Saturday.

(VOVWORLD) - Quang Nam will host National Tourism Year 2022 with assorted activities and events, introducing the cultural and tourism potential of the central province.

(VOVWORLD) - A lowering ceremony of the national flags of 5 countries of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 term was held on Friday at the UN Headquarters in New York. The 5 countries are Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincents & the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam.