Thirty years after the blood donation movement was officially launched (January 24, 1994 - January 24, 2024), Vietnam has mobilised and received over 21.3 million units of blood, with the number of volunteer donors hitting 99%, according to the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.

VOV.VN - Six outstanding local students will participate in the final round of the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship, the largest global competition that tests students’ skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, from July 28 to July 31 in the Californian city of Anaheim in the United States.

The Vietnamese language and culture is an optional subject at the Universiti Malaya (UM) - one of the top public universities in Malaysia.

FPT is accompanying Da Nang in preparing and training high-quality human resources for the semiconductor industry, with a goal of helping the central city become a "Silicon Valley" of Vietnam.

A photo contest on actions for the blue ocean was recently launched by the Natural Resources and Environment Magazine in response to the action month for environment 2024.

VOV.VN - There is a high risk that a measles outbreak occurring in Ho Chi Minh City could overlap with the spread of existing diseases, including dengue fever and hand, foot, and mouth disease, according to the municipal Department of Health.

Hanoi Eye Hospital 2 on June 13 became the first private hospital in Vietnam to launch a tissue bank and establish a branch for promoting human tissue and organ donation.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Can Tho city Nguyen Van Hieu hosted a reception for Bernd Montag, CEO of Siemens Healthineers, on June 13, during which the host expressed his hope for the firm’s support in high-tech equipment and high-quality human resources training in the field of health care in the whole Mekong Delta.

An agricultural cooperative of Gangjin district in South Jeolla province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is hiring 20 Vietnamese workers under a five-month contract starting from April 22 to harvest onions and garlic.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has named among happiest countries in Southeast Asia for Gen Z and millennials, according to a report of World Happiness Report 2024.

VOV.VN - The ongoing heat wave that has been gripping across northern and central localities of Vietnam for the past few days is anticipated to increase its intensity on June 13, with daytime temperatures rising to 37-39℃, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Times Higher Education (THE) that provides the definitive source of data, insight and expertise on higher education worldwide has announced the University Impact Rankings for 2024, with 13 Vietnamese universities honoured on the list, four more compared to the 2023 rankings.

A book titled "Vietnam Committee for Asian - African - Latin American Solidarity and Cooperation: Journeys, Friends" was launched at a seminar held in Hanoi on June 12.

VOV.VN - The Save Vietnam's Wildlife (SVW) has announced that it has co-operated with relevant agencies in order to release a total of 14 rescued rare animals back into the wild.

VOV.VN- Representatives of the US Asia Chamber of Commerce (USACC) held a working session on June 12 with the Department of Education and Training of the central province of Nghe An on a high-quality human resources training programme within the framework of the US business delegation's investment survey in the locality.

VOV.VN - The country always prioritises enhancing social progress and equity, regarding this as a goal, a task, and also a measure aimed at reaching greater sustainable development, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung said on June 11 at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference in Geneva.

VOV.VN - Vietnam along with the Core Group countries promoting Resolution 78/268 of the UN General Assembly solemnly launched their first activities in celebration of International Day of Play on June 11 in New York.

VOV.VN - Relevant forces have controlled a fire that broke out in the forest of Tram Chim National Park dubbed a haven for several rare and protected species of bird in Tam Nong district of Dong Thap province on June 11.

VOV.VN - Between seven and nine tropical storms/tropical depressions are expected to form in the East Sea from now till the end of 2024, of which three to four will slam into Vietnam’s mainland, mainly from September to November, according to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting.

A fire occurred at the Sapa shopping centre of Vietnamese in Prague in the early morning of June 10, destroying six stalls worth about 2 million CZK (over US$87,200).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 10 signed an official dispatch asking relevant agencies and localities to concentrate on dealing with consequences of floods and natural disasters in northern mountainous and midland areas.

VOV.VN - Strong winds and heavy rain in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang have killed three people and damaged properties.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Seas and Islands Week and the Action Month for the Environment 2024 was launched on June 10 in Nha Trang City by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with the People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

A free on-line Vietnamese language programme for children of Overseas Vietnamese in the UK was launched virtually on June 9 with the participation of lecturers from the University of Languages and International Studies (ILIS under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi) and about 200 students across the European country.

VOV.VN - The early morning of June 10 saw residents of Hanoi rush to local markets to buy popular items for the Đoan Ngọ Festival, commonly called “Tết giết sâu bọ” (pest-killing festival), which is held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

VOV.VN - Forest rangers have yet to discover any traces of a tiger in the Diu Do forest area of Quang Binh province, central Vietnam, as reported by local residents, said an official of Quang Binh province.

VOV.VN - Over the past days, heavy rain has caused landslides and flooding across several northern provinces and cities of Vietnam, including Ha Giang, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Nam Dinh.

All of the eight Vietnamese students at the 2024 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) have brought home medals, the Ministry of Education and Training said on June 9.

The Hanoi Department of Transport's proposal to pilot a smart traffic system in the capital in the last half of the year has been approved, as part of the city's broader effort to gradually develop a smart transport network within its smart city framework.

The College of Asian Scholars (CAS) in the Thai northeastern province of Khon Kaen and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen launched a new Vietnamese studies centre in the college's campus on June 8.