Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024
Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024

The Ministry of Information and Communications has set a target of increasing the usage of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) to 65-80% by the end of this year, bringing Vietnam into the top 8 for IPv6 usage in the world.

Vietnam targets top 8 globally for IPv6 usage in 2024
Book, reading culture day promotes digital transformation
Book, reading culture day promotes digital transformation

The 2024 Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day will take place from April 15 to May 1, with digital transformation to be boosted to bring books to more readers, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Book, reading culture day promotes digital transformation
Methane blast kills four coal miners in Vietnam
Methane blast kills four coal miners in Vietnam

VOV.VN - When the accident happened at around 00:20, the coal miners were drilling holes at coal mine face XV5-140 No2, they said.

Methane blast kills four coal miners in Vietnam
Locals in Da Nang seek measures to cope with heat wave
Locals in Da Nang seek measures to cope with heat wave

VOV.VN - The daily lives of local people in the central city of Da Nang have been greatly impacted by the recent hot spell, with the severe heat forcing many local people to find ways to protect themselves from the harsh weather conditions.

Locals in Da Nang seek measures to cope with heat wave
2023 PAPI sees improvement in citizen perceptions on local anti-corruption efforts
2023 PAPI sees improvement in citizen perceptions on local anti-corruption efforts

VOV.VN - The 15th Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) report was released on April 2, indicating progress made in citizen’s perceptions of local anti-corruption efforts and e-governance.

2023 PAPI sees improvement in citizen perceptions on local anti-corruption efforts
PM congratulates Khmer community on Chol Chnam Thmay 2024
PM congratulates Khmer community on Chol Chnam Thmay 2024

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter of congratulations to Khmer people, monks and nuns on the occasion of their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay 2024.

PM congratulates Khmer community on Chol Chnam Thmay 2024
Severe heat wave continues in northern and central regions
Severe heat wave continues in northern and central regions

VOV.VN - The hot spell which has hit the northern and central regions over recent days will continue until the weekend, according to information given by the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Severe heat wave continues in northern and central regions
Hai Phong seizes 1.6 tonnes of ivory smuggled from Africa
Hai Phong seizes 1.6 tonnes of ivory smuggled from Africa

VOV.VN - The customs officers and police forces operating in Hai Phong recently detected and seized a huge amount of ivory smuggled into Vietnam from Africa.

Hai Phong seizes 1.6 tonnes of ivory smuggled from Africa
French frigate Vendémiaire pays goodwill visit to Vietnam
French frigate Vendémiaire pays goodwill visit to Vietnam

VOV.VN - Frigate Vendémiaire of the French Navy will pay a goodwill visit to Da Nang, central Vietnam, from April 11 to 15, according to the French Embassy in Hanoi.

French frigate Vendémiaire pays goodwill visit to Vietnam
Australia helps Vietnam monitor, protect coral reefs
Australia helps Vietnam monitor, protect coral reefs

The Institute of Oceanography, in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, on April 1 organised training on technology transfer and improvement of monitoring capacity over coral reefs in Vietnam.

Australia helps Vietnam monitor, protect coral reefs
Vietnamese labour market recovers to pre-COVID levels
Vietnamese labour market recovers to pre-COVID levels

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s labour market witnessed positive signs of recovery in the first quarter of the year, reverting to pre-COVID levels, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnamese labour market recovers to pre-COVID levels
Vietnam first collects info about foreigners living in local houses
Vietnam first collects info about foreigners living in local houses

VOV.VN - For the first time Vietnam will gather information about foreigners living in places of residence throughout the country.

Vietnam first collects info about foreigners living in local houses
Hanoi continues to lead localities nationwide in living cost
Hanoi continues to lead localities nationwide in living cost

Hanoi was the most expensive place to live in Vietnam for the third consecutive years in 2023, according to the 2023 Spatial Cost of Living Index (SCOLI) report released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on March 29.

Hanoi continues to lead localities nationwide in living cost
Vietnamese intellectuals abroad talk ways to help Vietnam “thrive in change”
Vietnamese intellectuals abroad talk ways to help Vietnam “thrive in change”

Nearly 100 Vietnamese and Vietnamese-origin people from 20 countries gathered at the Vietnam Global Leaders Forum (VGLF 2024) held in Paris on March 30-31.

Vietnamese intellectuals abroad talk ways to help Vietnam “thrive in change”
Third Vietnamese interpretation contest held in Moscow
Third Vietnamese interpretation contest held in Moscow

Twenty-one students from Russian universities took part in the 3rd Vietnamese interpretation contest held on March 30 at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Third Vietnamese interpretation contest held in Moscow
Vietnamese language class opens in RoK
Vietnamese language class opens in RoK

The Vietnamese association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 31 opened a Vietnamese language class for children of multi-cultural families.

Vietnamese language class opens in RoK
First severe heatwave bakes northern, central Vietnam
First severe heatwave bakes northern, central Vietnam

VOV.VN - The northern and central regions of Vietnam are enduring a strong heat wave, with daytime temperatures anticipated to rise to 39°C in some localities on April 1, according to the National Centre for hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

First severe heatwave bakes northern, central Vietnam
Offshore wind industry to create thousands of jobs: conference
Offshore wind industry to create thousands of jobs: conference

Existing staff working in the oil sector, and those who work building construction on the sea, electricity plants and marine industry can move to work in various technical positions in the offshore wind sector.

Offshore wind industry to create thousands of jobs: conference
HCM City becomes member of UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
HCM City becomes member of UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on March 30 held a ceremony to receive the certificate of membership of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.

HCM City becomes member of UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
Paying tribute to the deceased in grave-visiting festival
Paying tribute to the deceased in grave-visiting festival

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people have for years treasured the tradition of visiting cemeteries in early spring to pay tribute to their deceased loved ones in a so-called grave visiting festival.

Paying tribute to the deceased in grave-visiting festival
Vietnam, Canada to collaborate for transition to net-zero emissions economy
Vietnam, Canada to collaborate for transition to net-zero emissions economy

Canada’s commitment to support Vietnam’s clean energy transition and goals to achieve net-zero, and its willingness to share its expertise and experiences underscore the depth of collaboration between the two countries, visiting Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development Mary Ng said.

Vietnam, Canada to collaborate for transition to net-zero emissions economy
Vietnam celebrates “International Day of Zero Waste”
Vietnam celebrates “International Day of Zero Waste”

VOV.VN - March 30 has been designated as “International Day of Zero Waste” since last year. Many activities to mark the occasion are underway across Vietnam.

Vietnam celebrates “International Day of Zero Waste”
Traffic accidents claim 2,723 lives in first three months 2024
Traffic accidents claim 2,723 lives in first three months 2024

VOV.VN - As many as 6,552 traffic accidents occurred nationwide in the first quarter of the year, killing 2,723 people and injuring 2,924 others, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Traffic accidents claim 2,723 lives in first three months 2024
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia hold joint firefighting, search, rescue exercise
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia hold joint firefighting, search, rescue exercise

Forces from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia on March 29 joined a search and rescue exercise handling a traffic accident that caused a fire in Son Tra peninsula in the central city of Da Nang.

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia hold joint firefighting, search, rescue exercise
Wood industry has opportunities to increase revenue from carbon credits
Wood industry has opportunities to increase revenue from carbon credits

Vietnam's wood industry has opportunities to engage in the carbon market as the whole world is pushing ahead for a greener economy, heard a recent dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City.

Wood industry has opportunities to increase revenue from carbon credits
Fisheries sector’s 65th traditional day marked in Hanoi
Fisheries sector’s 65th traditional day marked in Hanoi

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 29, marking the 65th traditional day of the fishery sector (April 1, 1959 – 2024) and the 10th debut anniversary of the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (April 15, 2014 – 2024).

Fisheries sector’s 65th traditional day marked in Hanoi
Key transport projects progressing well: Prime Minister
Key transport projects progressing well: Prime Minister

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 29 acknowledged that key transport projects are progressing more effectively.

Key transport projects progressing well: Prime Minister
First waste-to-energy plant in Thua Thien-Hue inaugurated
First waste-to-energy plant in Thua Thien-Hue inaugurated

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has put into operation the first advanced technology waste-to-energy plant in Huong Thuy township as part of the sustainability plan to build a ‘green’ urban area in central Vietnam.

First waste-to-energy plant in Thua Thien-Hue inaugurated
Dolphin spotted in Ha Long Bay
Dolphin spotted in Ha Long Bay

VOV.VN - Bui Trong Anh, a staff member of Essence Grand Cruise, recently recorded footage of a dolphin swimming near Luon Cave of Bo Hon Island in Ha Long Bay, northern Quang Ninh province.

Dolphin spotted in Ha Long Bay
Education affiliated with foreign institutions put under microscope
Education affiliated with foreign institutions put under microscope

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has requested that local educators move to strengthen the state management over education programmes affiliated with foreign institutions in their localities in order to redress any wrongdoings.

Education affiliated with foreign institutions put under microscope