(VOVWORLD) - Women in Ho Chi Minh City will don “ao dai” (Vietnam’s traditional long dress) at work to celebrate “ao dai” week from March 1 to 8 and International Women’s Day (March 8).

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam have issued a press release urging the Vietnamese Government and public to be vigilant against H5N8 infection following the detection of seven farm workers infected with the influenza A (H5N8) virus at a chicken farm in Russia, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.

(VOVWORLD) - The non-governmental organization Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) has released a short film titled “A Smart Choice” to promote the use of modern medicine to treat ailments instead products from wild animals.

(VOVWORLD) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday talked about challenges the US is facing in his first major speech as Secretary. He underscored the importance of revitalizing multilateral mechanisms and America’s ties with its allies and partners.

(VOVWORLD) - 115.8 million COVID-19 patients had been reported globally as of Thursday, with 2.5 million deaths, according to worldometers.info. The US, India, and Brazil have been hardest-hit nations.

(VOVWORLD) - A "Pandemic Classroom" exhibit was unveiled on Tuesday evening in the UN campus in Manhattan, New York, to highlight what UN children's education agency UNICEF calls the "COVID-19 education crisis."

(VOVWORLD) - St. Petersburg, Russia, and Vietnam recently held their second international travel forum to boost tourism.

(VOVWORLD) - The Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVAC), working in co-ordination with the Hanoi Medical University, has prepared training ahead of the first phase of clinical trials to test the effectiveness of the home-grown Covivac vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in mid-March.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will face Indonesia on June 7, Malaysia on June 11 and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 15 at the Asian Qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, instead of meeting Malaysia first as the previous schedule, according to the Asian Football Confederation.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's pho bo (beef noodle soup) ranked second among the world's 20 best soups compiled by news channel CNN.