(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Health and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have called on people to take action to prevent COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable economic development through a photo series about the lives of ethnic minority traders in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang.

(VOVWORLD) - Eleven new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Vietnam in the 12 hours as of 6am on March 2, and all are in northern Hai Duong province, according to the national steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam confirmed 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

(VOVWORLD) - The central city of Da Nang aims to be part of the global supply chain network, and a gateway on the East-West Economic Corridor by 2030.

(VOVWORLD) - Police in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district on Sunday said they are investigating alleged violent assaults by a group of young men against foreign women in the West Lake area.

(VOVWORLD) - Italian luxury brand Bvlgari has returned to Vietnam and opened its first store in HCMC.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has climbed up three spots to rank 47th out of 105 countries in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index Report 2021. Vietnam was the only ASEAN countryto see improvement this year.

(VOVWORLD) - The phase one human trial of the COVID-19 vaccine made by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals will begin on Wednesday, VnExpress quoted the Ministry of Health.

(VOVWORLD) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Sunday he is worried about the violence in Myanmar and urged the international community to come together to send a signal to Myanmar’s military that it must respect the will of the people of Myanmar as expressed through the election and stop its repression.

(VOVWORLD) - A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted unanimously on Sunday to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot for widespread use.