(VOVWORLD) - The fertility rate in Ho Chi Minh City is now at an alarmingly low level with a woman having 1.39 children on average, significantly lower than Vietnam's replacement-level fertility of 2.09 children, according to the General Office for Population and Family Planning.

(VOVWORLD) - Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has agreed to pilot a bike sharing service called Mobike in several areas in the city center. The model will mobilize social resources to expand the public transportation network and restrict private cars in the inner city.

(VOVWORLD) - Da Nang has just released an MV called “Da Nang Miss You” to further attract visitors to the city to welcome the 2021 New Year.

(VOVWORLD) - The World Bank and the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a consultation workshop on Friday in Hanoi on mobilizing capital resources for an electrification program in remote, island, and rural areas in the 2021-2025 period.

(VOVWORLD) - ASEAN members should maintain the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as a legal framework under which all maritime activities are regulated, said a Philippine senior official.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ministry of Information and Communications organized a seminar with the media on Friday to review Vietnam's ASEAN Chairmanship for 2020, evaluate the communication activities for the event, and develop a communication plan for the next five years.

(VOVWORLD) - Under the UK Prosperity Fund’s Global Future Cities Programme, the British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the HCMC Department of Transportation are finalizing technical standards for a smart ticketing system for the city’s public transport.

(VOVWORLD) - Amazon Global Selling has announced plans to set up a seller centre in the Vietnamese language and a new dedicated global selling support team in Hanoi, according to Vietnam News.

(VOVWORLD) - A new piece of legislation to take effect on February 1 will grant bonus pay to female workers who do not plan to take menstrual leave and are approved to work on their periods by their employers, Tuoitrenews reported.

(VOVWORLD) -Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday said he is ready for dialogue with US President-elect Joe Biden "on all issues" and at the same time pledged to defend sovereignty and the ideology of socialism.