(VOVWORLD) - The risk of hospitalisation with the Omicron variant of coronavirus is about one-third that of the Delta variant, according to British analysis of more than a million cases of both types in recent weeks.

(VOVWORLD) - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said the 13th National Party Congress presented the Party’s prestige, national vision and aspiration, people’s confidence, and special meaning in national development and reform.

(VOVWORLD) - The Omicron coronavirus variant dampened New Year festivities around much of the world, with Paris cancelling its fireworks show, London relegating its to television, and New York City scaling down its famous ball drop celebration in Times Square.

(VOVWORLD) - Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has been listed among the 39 best destinations to visit in 2022 by the US's AFAR Magazine.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s first regular international route to resume after a 2-year hiatus will be Vietnam Airlines flying to Japan on January 5 next year.

(VOVWORLD) - On Friday, the last day of 2021, Vietnam recorded 16,515 new COVID-19 infections. 39 were imported and 16,476 were recorded domestically in 60 provinces and cities, 504 cases less than the previous day.

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said on Friday that the National Assembly Office has made great efforts to overcome difficulties and completed all its assigned tasks as the 15th National Assembly term is in the first year with very heavy workload.

(VOVWORLD) - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided not to initiate an investigation into the alleged circumvention of anti-dumping duties by Vietnam’s corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) made from cold rolled steel (CRS) and hot rolled steel (HRS) imported from Japan.

(VOVWORLD) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has permitted airlines to resume air routes using Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - 14 people arriving in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the US have been confirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.