4,200 Vietnamese workers to be sent to RoK under EPS programme in 2026

4,200 Vietnamese workers to be sent to RoK under EPS programme in 2026

VOV.VN - Vietnam will send 4,200 workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2026 under the Employment Permit System (EPS), according to a plan agreed between Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam and Ministry of Employment and Labour of the Republic of Korea.

HCM City police break up cross-border drug ring, detain 30 people
City court sentences 19 in major cross-border money laundering ring
Vietnam sets out strategy to build stronger global national image
South–South cooperation promotes rights, justice for women and girls
South–South cooperation promotes rights, justice for women and girls

A dialogue on South–South cooperation to enhance access to justice for women and girls was held at the UN Green One House in Hanoi on March 11 to mark International Women’s Day 2026.

South–South cooperation promotes rights, justice for women and girls
PM encourages electric vehicles and biofuels to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
PM encourages electric vehicles and biofuels to reduce dependence on fossil fuels

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has encouraged people and businesses to prioritise electric vehicles, public transport and biofuels in order to reduce reliance on fossil fuels amid sharp fuel market fluctuations.

PM encourages electric vehicles and biofuels to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
Northern Vietnam enjoys sunshine before new cold spell arrives
Northern Vietnam enjoys sunshine before new cold spell arrives

VOV.VN - Northern Vietnam is experiencing sunny intervals as a weakening cold air mass gradually loses influence, before a new surge of cold air is expected to arrive, bringing rain and colder weather, according to the National Centre for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting.

Northern Vietnam enjoys sunshine before new cold spell arrives
Four more Can Tho schools earn French education accreditation
Four more Can Tho schools earn French education accreditation

A delegation led by French Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Etienne Ranaivoson paid a working visit to Can Tho city on March 11 and attended a ceremony presenting the Label FrancEducation accreditation plaque to the Chau Van Liem High School.

Four more Can Tho schools earn French education accreditation
WHO swiftly delivers botulism antitoxin to Vietnam
WHO swiftly delivers botulism antitoxin to Vietnam

VOV.VN - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on March 11 it had delivered five vials of botulism antitoxin to Da Nang city to support the treatment of three critically ill patients suspected of botulism poisoning.

WHO swiftly delivers botulism antitoxin to Vietnam
AI use in typhoon forecasting discussed at ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee meeting
AI use in typhoon forecasting discussed at ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee meeting

VOV.VN - The application of artificial intelligence in typhoon forecasting and the need for stronger data sharing were discussed at the 58th session of the ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee held in Jeju, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from March 10 to 13.

AI use in typhoon forecasting discussed at ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee meeting
Resolution 57: Infrastructure investment for strategic technologies
Resolution 57: Infrastructure investment for strategic technologies

Vietnam is accelerating investment in national research infrastructure for strategic technologies as it seeks to translate the Politburo's Resolution 57-NQ/TW, issued in late 2024 on breakthroughs in sci-tech, innovation and national digital transformation, into tangible momentum.

Resolution 57: Infrastructure investment for strategic technologies
Final preparations underway for Election Day
Final preparations underway for Election Day

Localities across Hanoi and the central province of Quang Tri are accelerating final preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and local People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 tenure, with a focus on communications and logistics readiness to ensure the vote is conducted smoothly.

Final preparations underway for Election Day
Vietnam seeks UNDP, WHO support to improve air quality
Vietnam seeks UNDP, WHO support to improve air quality

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha met with Ramla Khalidi, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, and Angela Pratt, Representative of the World Health Organization in Vietnam, in Hanoi on March 11 to discuss cooperation in improving air quality.

Vietnam seeks UNDP, WHO support to improve air quality
Ministry of Health orders stricter controls on illegal organ trade
Ministry of Health orders stricter controls on illegal organ trade

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has instructed medical facilities nationwide to strengthen oversight of procedures for receiving donors and performing transplants of human tissues and organs, while firmly preventing brokerage, trading or illegal acquisition of organs and tissues.

Ministry of Health orders stricter controls on illegal organ trade
Gamma Normid meteor shower to be visible in Vietnam
Gamma Normid meteor shower to be visible in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Skywatchers in Vietnam will soon have the opportunity to observe an interesting celestial event as the Gamma Normid meteor shower (γ-Normids) is expected to be visible in the early hours of March 15, reported the Hanoi Astronomical Society (HAS).

Gamma Normid meteor shower to be visible in Vietnam
Drought and salinity expected near average levels this dry season
Drought and salinity expected near average levels this dry season

VOV.VN - Drought and water shortages during the 2025-2026 dry season are expected to occur mainly in localized areas, while saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta is forecast to remain at levels comparable to the multi-year average.

Drought and salinity expected near average levels this dry season
Dong Nai works to ensure workers cast vote on Election Day
Dong Nai works to ensure workers cast vote on Election Day

Businesses and socio-economic entities across the southern province of Dong Nai have been urged to rearrange production timetables and shifts so that every employee can hit the polls on Election Day (March 15), without missing out on their legal right to vote.

Dong Nai works to ensure workers cast vote on Election Day
Can Tho shares agricultural transformation experience with Zambia
Can Tho shares agricultural transformation experience with Zambia

Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Tran Chi Hung on March 10 hosted a delegation from Zambia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance and National Planning, who came to study the Mekong Delta city’s experience in agricultural transformation and sustainable rice production.

Can Tho shares agricultural transformation experience with Zambia
Resolution 57: Science communication expanded on digital platforms
Resolution 57: Science communication expanded on digital platforms

Efforts to expand science communication on digital platforms are being stepped up to implement the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, which aims to create breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.

Resolution 57: Science communication expanded on digital platforms
Can Tho steps up education, health cooperation with French partners
Can Tho steps up education, health cooperation with French partners

A delegation led by Etienne Ranaivoson, Consul General of France in Ho Chi Minh City, visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 10 to discuss enhancing cooperation in health care and education.

Can Tho steps up education, health cooperation with French partners
Rare Himalayan sapria discovered in Phong Nha – Ke Bang forest
Rare Himalayan sapria discovered in Phong Nha – Ke Bang forest

A rare parasitic plant species, the Himalayan sapria (Sapria himalayana), has been recorded in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, according to the park’s management board.

Rare Himalayan sapria discovered in Phong Nha – Ke Bang forest
Around 20,000 air passengers affected by Middle East conflict
Around 20,000 air passengers affected by Middle East conflict

VOV.VN - Tensions in the Middle East have disrupted international aviation links after several countries closed or restricted parts of their airspace, affecting about 20,000 passengers travelling to and from Vietnam.

Around 20,000 air passengers affected by Middle East conflict
Coast Guard officers vote early while on duty at sea near Truong Sa
Coast Guard officers vote early while on duty at sea near Truong Sa

VOV.VN - Officers and soldiers serving aboard vessels of the Vietnam Coast Guard Region 2 Command cast their ballots on March 8 in early voting for deputies to the National Assembly and local People’s Councils for the 2026–2031 term while on duty near the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

Coast Guard officers vote early while on duty at sea near Truong Sa
Sleeper bus overturns on national highway during heavy rain in Vietnam
Sleeper bus overturns on national highway during heavy rain in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A sleeper bus carrying 10 people overturned on National Highway 19 traversing Gia Lai province during heavy rain late on March 9, leaving two passengers injured and causing property damage estimated at around VND250 million.

Sleeper bus overturns on national highway during heavy rain in Vietnam
Technology breakthrough ensures voters' access, rights
Technology breakthrough ensures voters' access, rights

Preparations for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure have been carried out comprehensively, featuring notable advances in modernisation of procedures and digital transformation to ensure transparency and facilitate voter participation.

Technology breakthrough ensures voters' access, rights
Vietnam rises in global LEED rankings as green buildings gain momentum
Vietnam rises in global LEED rankings as green buildings gain momentum

Vietnam has for the first time entered the top 10 markets outside the US by certified floor area under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building standard, reflecting the growing momentum of sustainable development in the country’s real estate sector.

Vietnam rises in global LEED rankings as green buildings gain momentum
Hanoi: 95% of administrative procedures to be handled from home
Hanoi: 95% of administrative procedures to be handled from home

Hanoi’s residents will soon be able to complete most administrative procedures without leaving home as the city accelerates efforts to modernise governance and expand fully online public services.

Hanoi: 95% of administrative procedures to be handled from home
Vietnam among 15 countries with highest male smoking rates
Vietnam among 15 countries with highest male smoking rates

VOV.VN - Vietnam ranks among the top 15 countries with the highest male smoking rates in the world, according to information discussed at a social criticism conference on the draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms held in Hanoi on March 9.

Vietnam among 15 countries with highest male smoking rates
Vietnam ensures voting rights for detainees ahead of national elections
Vietnam ensures voting rights for detainees ahead of national elections

VOV.VN - Authorities in several detention facilities in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in central Vietnam are stepping up preparations to ensure that people held in temporary custody can exercise their right to vote in the country’s upcoming elections.

Vietnam ensures voting rights for detainees ahead of national elections
34 fishermen rescued from drifting vessel off Khanh Hoa coast
34 fishermen rescued from drifting vessel off Khanh Hoa coast

VOV.VN - Vietnamese maritime rescue forces have safely brought 34 fishermen ashore after their fishing vessel suffered engine failure and drifted in rough seas about 90 nautical miles northeast of Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province.

34 fishermen rescued from drifting vessel off Khanh Hoa coast
Vietnam attends UN Commission on Status of Women session in New York
Vietnam attends UN Commission on Status of Women session in New York

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha is attending the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), which opened at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, USA, on March 9.

Vietnam attends UN Commission on Status of Women session in New York
Vietnamese community in Belgium celebrates International Women’s Day
Vietnamese community in Belgium celebrates International Women’s Day

Amid the joyful atmosphere of spring and the International Women’s Day, the General Union of Vietnamese in Belgium (UGVB) organised a grand music programme on March 8, drawing a large number of overseas Vietnamese from across Belgium and neighbouring countries such as France and the Netherlands.

Vietnamese community in Belgium celebrates International Women’s Day
Buddhist community promotes voter awareness ahead of Vietnam elections
Buddhist community promotes voter awareness ahead of Vietnam elections

VOV.VN - As Vietnam prepares for elections to the National Assembly and local People’s Councils, Buddhist monks and followers across the country are demonstrating their civic responsibility by actively participating in the electoral process and disseminating official election information within their communities.

Buddhist community promotes voter awareness ahead of Vietnam elections
Vietnam wins third prize at NAPROCK Procon 2026 contest
Vietnam wins third prize at NAPROCK Procon 2026 contest

VOV.VN - A team of students from the University of Engineering and Technology (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), has won third prize in the themed creative software category at the NAPROCK Procon 2026 international programming contest.

Vietnam wins third prize at NAPROCK Procon 2026 contest