(VOVWORLD) Vietnam was elected by UNESCO member states as a member of the Executive Board for the 2021-2025 term at a plenary session of the UNESCO General Assembly held on Wednesday at its Paris-based headquarters.

(VOVWORLD) - From 4pm on Tuesday to 4pm on Wednesday, Vietnam recorded 9,849 new COVID-19 cases, of which 10 were imported and 9,839 were recorded domestically in 56 provinces and cities.

(VOVWORLD) - Student Nguyen Quoc Huy bagged a gold medal for Vietnam on Tuesday at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship. Huy, a former student of Hanoi’s Nguyen Tat Thanh High School, won Gold Medal of Microsoft Word 2016.

(VOVWORLD) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday met in Hanoi a delegation of village heads and representatives of 1,300 reputable people from Bac Can province on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front's Traditional Day and the 18th anniversary of the "Day of Great National Unity" (November 18).

(VOVWORLD) - “Hanoi Winter 2021 – In Cinema We Trust” is a residency and training program for Vietnamese filmmakers who are developing film projects. Organized every 5 years, the program aims to build a network of promising Vietnamese filmmakers to develop scripts and bring new film projects to cinemas.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Glory’s Awards themed “Vietnam Aspiration” took place in Hanoi on Wednesday to honor excellent individuals and organizations in the national patriotic movement, construction, and defense.

(VOVWORLD) - VOV won two highest awards at the 57th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Awards which was held online on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) -The Japanese government has funded 5.7 million USD for Vietnam through the UNICEF to strengthen climate change and natural disaster resilience for children from now until 2026.

(VOVWORLD) - The People’s daily newspaper and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs jointly held a workshop on Wednesday to review measures to stabilise the labour market amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The event took place as Vietnam is facing high rates of unemployment and job loss while workers’ income also fell sharply due to the impacts of coronavirus.

(VOVWORLD) -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on Wednesday briefed voters in Hai Phong City’s Hai An District on outcomes of the just concluded National Assembly session.