(VOVWORLD) - The total net worth of six Vietnamese billionaires has increased to 19.3 billion USD, up 3 billion USD since the last Forbes’ Billionaires update earlier this year.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City launched its first tourism week named “Ho Chi Minh City – The city I love” on Friday, which is expected to spur local tourism and socio-economic development as the city tries to coexist safely with the coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) - Quoc Co and Quoc Nghiep brothers set a new world record for climbing 100 steps while balancing a person on one’s head at the Saint Mary's Cathedral in Girona, Spain, Thursday.

(VOVWORLD) - The Youth Union hosted a conference on Friday for rural youth to discuss digitalization in supply-demand chains.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam recorded 16,157 new cases of COVID-19, of which 15 were imported and 16,142 were recorded domestically in 62 provinces and cities over the past 24 hours. Hanoi reported the most cases: 1,834.

(VOVWORLD) - The Civil Aviation Authority said regular flights between Vietnam and Japan will be resumed on January 1, 2022 with a frequency of 8 flights per week.

(VOVWORLD) - International tourists to Vietnam don’t have to undergo a quarantine period on entry and join in a package tour program going to fixed destinations in five localities during the pilot period.

(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Friday praised the press for helping the Government fulfill tasks despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and said planning and restructuring of the press needs a process to create substantive changes.

(VOVWORLD) - Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on Friday presented 8.700 USD to disadvantaged children in Lai Chau province, 10 charity houses to Phong Tho district and gifts for disadvantaged families and students.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s export revenue in December is expected to reach 33 billion USD, an increase of 21% over last year.