Coming of age festival to be held in 2024
The national coming of age festival will be a highlight in the activities to be held by the National Committee on Youth of Vietnam and competent ministries and sectors in 2024, heard a conference held in Hanoi on January 8.
Pilots survive as military trainer aircraft crashes in Quang Nam
VOV.VN - Two pilots survived in a military trainer aircraft crash in Quang Nam, a locality in central Vietnam, on January 9 morning.
New cold air wave brings rain to northern region
VOV.VN - A new cold air wave is moving towards Vietnam and is expected to hit northern border localities early on January 10, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Developing carbon credit market critical to green growth: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 8 requested the comprehensive development of a carbon credit market when chairing a meeting on the establishment of the market in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s e-government architecture framework updated
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) recently gave an update on the e-Government Architecture Framework (version 3.0), an important document to be applied in ministries, governmental agencies, and centrally-run cities and provinces.
RoK students experience daily life, educational activities in Hanoi
Teachers and students from ChungcheonBuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have participated in educational activities and experienced daily life along with students in Hanoi under a week-long cultural and educational exchange programme in the 2023 – 2024 academic year between the two localities, which was disrupted for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drug trafficking ring from Laos to Vietnam busted
VOV.VN - Police operating in Ho Chi Minh City said on January 7 that they have just smashed a major drug trafficking ring transporting illegal substances from Laos to Vietnam, arresting 26 suspects in the process.
Vietnamese labourers’ average income up 6.9% in 2023
The monthly average income of Vietnamese labourers in 2023 reached VND7.1 million (over US$291) per person, up 6.9% compared to 2022, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Son La-funded park in Lao province inaugurated
A friendship park project funded by the Party Committee and authorities of the northwestern province of Son La was inaugurated at a ceremony in Laos’s Xaysomboun province on January 7.
International students studying in Vietnam on the rise
The number of international students studying in Vietnam averagely increased by 8% - 10% per year in the 2018 – 2023 period, the Ministry of Education and Training has reported.