Free surgeries offered to cleft palate children in Thua Thien-Hue
Free surgeries offered to cleft palate children in Thua Thien-Hue

About 80 children with cleft palate in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and surrounding localities are to receive free check-ups and surgeries from now until April 18.

Free surgeries offered to cleft palate children in Thua Thien-Hue
UNEP helps monitor plastic pollution in Vietnam
UNEP helps monitor plastic pollution in Vietnam

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are building steps to implement a project on enhancing the capacity of plastic pollution management in Vietnam.

UNEP helps monitor plastic pollution in Vietnam
Vietnam leads Asia-Pacific in workplace satisfaction
Vietnam leads Asia-Pacific in workplace satisfaction

VOV.VN - Workplace satisfaction levels are on an "upward trajectory" across the Asia-Pacific region, with Vietnam currently leading the way with 65.09 points, according to a report issued by Asia's largest mental health care company Intellect.

Vietnam leads Asia-Pacific in workplace satisfaction
US assists Vietnam in proper fertiliser use
US assists Vietnam in proper fertiliser use

VOV.VN - The Fertilize Right Project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at a workshop held on April 9 in Hanoi.

US assists Vietnam in proper fertiliser use
UNICEF hails Vietnamese implementation of child care and protection policies
UNICEF hails Vietnamese implementation of child care and protection policies

VOV.VN - Rana Flowers, representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam, applauded the nation’s socio-economic development achievements amidst challenges and difficulties, especially in terms of implementing priority policies related to child care and protection.

UNICEF hails Vietnamese implementation of child care and protection policies
Hanoi to host first international airway management conference
Hanoi to host first international airway management conference

VOV.VN - Airway experts from around the world, including the UK, the US, France, Italy, New Zealand alongside those from Vietnam, will gather at the first South Asian Conference of the World Alliance for Airway Management (WAAM) Conference 2024 which will take place in Hanoi on April 13-14.

Hanoi to host first international airway management conference
Greater efforts needed to ensure information security
Greater efforts needed to ensure information security

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch requesting ministries, sectors, and localities exert efforts to ensure information security, given recent increases in cyberattacks, especially the presence of ransomware.

Greater efforts needed to ensure information security
Traffic jams hit capital as Hanoians begin working week amidst drizzle
Traffic jams hit capital as Hanoians begin working week amidst drizzle

VOV.VN - Many streets throughout Hanoi on April 8 suffered heavy traffic congestion for hours from the early morning as drizzly conditions hit the capital.

Traffic jams hit capital as Hanoians begin working week amidst drizzle
Quang Nam scrambles to control African swine fever outbreak
Quang Nam scrambles to control African swine fever outbreak

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam is taking prompt measures to wipe out African swine fever hotspots in five districts.

Quang Nam scrambles to control African swine fever outbreak
Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language 2024 launched in Japan
Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language 2024 launched in Japan

A ceremony was held on April 6 in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, to launch the Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language 2024.

Day for Honouring Vietnamese Language 2024 launched in Japan
Vietnam firms face highest local cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
Vietnam firms face highest local cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky

Businesses in Vietnam were the worst affected with 17.1 million incidents, according to data from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

Vietnam firms face highest local cyberthreats in Southeast Asia: Kaspersky
Blood donation – journey of love sharing
Blood donation – journey of love sharing

April 7 was designated as the “All People’s Voluntary Blood Donation Day” 24 years ago and, ever since, the blood donation movement has attracted the participation of tens of thousands of people across the country.

Blood donation – journey of love sharing
Vietnamese people leave good impression after earthquake in Taiwan
Vietnamese people leave good impression after earthquake in Taiwan

Vietnamese labourers working in Taiwan (China) have left impressions on people of Hualien, Taipei, as they joined hands with local residents to rescue victims trapped in collapsed houses after the earthquake in the Taiwainese locality on April 3, the strongest in 25 years in the country.

Vietnamese people leave good impression after earthquake in Taiwan
Freight train catches fire, no injuries reported
Freight train catches fire, no injuries reported

VOV.VN - A freight train caught fire on April 6 in Nam Dinh province, northern Vietnam, with no injuries reported.

Freight train catches fire, no injuries reported
Vietnamese man in Dak Lak contracts Whitmore disease
Vietnamese man in Dak Lak contracts Whitmore disease

VOV.VN - A man residing in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has been diagnosed with melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, according to the Dak Lak Center for Disease Control.

Vietnamese man in Dak Lak contracts Whitmore disease
PM attends groundbreaking ceremony for international hospital in Hue
PM attends groundbreaking ceremony for international hospital in Hue

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the International Centre No.2 of Hue Central Hospital in Hue city on April 6.

PM attends groundbreaking ceremony for international hospital in Hue
Australia pledges to accompany Vietnam in high-quality manpower training
Australia pledges to accompany Vietnam in high-quality manpower training

Australia is committed to accompanying Vietnam in high-quality human resources training, especially through Australian training facilities in Vietnam and joint training programmes between the two countries’ universities and research institutes, head of the International Division under Australia’s Department of Education Karen Sandercock said on April 5.

Australia pledges to accompany Vietnam in high-quality manpower training
Many original documents about Dien Bien Phu Campaign unveiled
Many original documents about Dien Bien Phu Campaign unveiled

A number of original documents and records about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the 1954 Geneva Conference were made public for the first time and introduced to the media on April 5.

Many original documents about Dien Bien Phu Campaign unveiled
Vietnam detects first human case infected with avian influenza subtype H9
Vietnam detects first human case infected with avian influenza subtype H9

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested localities to strengthen avian influenza prevention measures after Vietnam recorded the first human infection with the subtype H9.

Vietnam detects first human case infected with avian influenza subtype H9
HCM City to develop three more metro lines valued at over US$5 billion
HCM City to develop three more metro lines valued at over US$5 billion

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous locality and largest financial centre in Vietnam, is speeding up procedures to build three more metro lines with a total capital of more than US$5 billion alongside the two ongoing Metro lines No.1 and No.2.

HCM City to develop three more metro lines valued at over US$5 billion
Over 70 earthquakes reported nationwide during Q1
Over 70 earthquakes reported nationwide during Q1

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded as many as 71 earthquakes nationwide from January 1 to March 31, with all of them hitting on small scales and not causing any risk of natural disaster.

Over 70 earthquakes reported nationwide during Q1
Dozens of students hospitalised after breakfast, a death reported
Dozens of students hospitalised after breakfast, a death reported

VOV.VN - As many as 32 students from two schools in Vinh Truong ward of Nha Trang city, central Vietnam, were hospitalised on April 5 after a breakfast, with a student passing away in hospital.

Dozens of students hospitalised after breakfast, a death reported
KinderWorld begins first Singapore International School project in Hai Phong
KinderWorld begins first Singapore International School project in Hai Phong

VOV.VN - KinderWorld Vietnam and the administration of Hai Phong city broke ground for the first Singapore International School in Le Chan district on April 5.

KinderWorld begins first Singapore International School project in Hai Phong
Geoparks network symposium expected to promote Cao Bang’s tourism
Geoparks network symposium expected to promote Cao Bang’s tourism

The 8th symposium of the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network (APGN), slated for this September, is expected to help promote tourism in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

Geoparks network symposium expected to promote Cao Bang’s tourism
Game design degrees expected to boost industry growth
Game design degrees expected to boost industry growth

With the emergence of university-level courses focusing solely on the gaming industry in recent years, Vietnam is looking forward to a growth boost in the industry for digital economy development in the near future.

Game design degrees expected to boost industry growth
Cold air wipes away early summer warmth, brings rain
Cold air wipes away early summer warmth, brings rain

VOV.VN - A cold air wave is hitting northern Vietnam, helping to send early summer temperatures dipping thanks to moderate winds and light showers.

Cold air wipes away early summer warmth, brings rain
EPR – a motive for Vietnam’s circular economic development: Norwegian diplomat
EPR – a motive for Vietnam’s circular economic development: Norwegian diplomat

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is among the solutions that will help Vietnam realise its ambition of boosting the circular economy and green transition, according to Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam Mette Moglestue.

EPR – a motive for Vietnam’s circular economic development: Norwegian diplomat
PM orders strengthening forest fire prevention, control
PM orders strengthening forest fire prevention, control

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 4 issued a dispatch ordering localities, ministries, and agencies to strengthen forest fire prevention and control measures.

PM orders strengthening forest fire prevention, control
Mine clearance of unexploded ordnance continues in Vietnam
Mine clearance of unexploded ordnance continues in Vietnam

Efforts to settle the consequences of bombs and mines in 2024 will continue focusing on clearing bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the war and supporting victims, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Mine clearance of unexploded ordnance continues in Vietnam
Italian journal honours Dien Bien Phu Victory
Italian journal honours Dien Bien Phu Victory

Italy’s L’Unione Sarda news website ran an article honouring the braveness of Vietnam through the Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago.

Italian journal honours Dien Bien Phu Victory