Embassy hails Italy’s non-gov't organisation for support for Vietnam
Embassy hails Italy’s non-gov't organisation for support for Vietnam

The Vietnamese Embassy acknowledged the support in education-training, healthcare, culture, environment and agriculture and rural development that the Gruppo Trentino Di Volontariato (GTV), a non-government organisation in Italy, has given to Vietnamese localities and communities with difficulties over the past years, a representative from the embassy has said.

Embassy hails Italy’s non-gov't organisation for support for Vietnam
Unseen species found in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park
Unseen species found in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park

A strange species has just been discovered by a cave exploration team of the Jungle Boss Co., Ltd, in Hung Cave within a strictly protected area of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Unseen species found in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park
Online copyright enforcement spotlighted at int’l symposium
Online copyright enforcement spotlighted at int’l symposium

VOV.VN - An international symposium on copyright enforcement in the digital environment was held on June 17 in Hanoi, with the event bringing together delegates from 15 countries and territories in Southeast Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, with leading experts from international organizations.

Online copyright enforcement spotlighted at int’l symposium
Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe supports fire-affected traders in Poland
Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe supports fire-affected traders in Poland

VOV.VN - Members of the Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe have launched a fundraising campaign aimed at supporting small Vietnamese traders who were heavily impacted when a fire at the 44 Marywilska trade centre in Warsaw caused severe property damage.

Vietnamese Women's Forum in Europe supports fire-affected traders in Poland
Strengthening local cooperation between Vietnam and RoK
Strengthening local cooperation between Vietnam and RoK

VOV.VN - A delegation of northern Yen Bai province of Vietnam paid a working visit to Jeollanam-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) from June 14-16 to work out cooperation programmes between the two localities.

Strengthening local cooperation between Vietnam and RoK
Fire kills four people from same family in Hanoi
Fire kills four people from same family in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Four people from the same family died in a tragic fire which ocured in a six-story building on Dinh Cong Ha street in Hoang Mai district in the capital city on the evening of June 16.

Fire kills four people from same family in Hanoi
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam look to maritime tourism connectivity
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam look to maritime tourism connectivity

VOV.VN - Thai media reported on June 16 that this country, Cambodia and Vietnam are seeking to cooperate in open a maritime route connecting islands near Trat province with Cambodia's Sihanoukville province and Vietnam's Kien Giang province with a view to promoting investment, trade, tourism and tourism combined with meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam look to maritime tourism connectivity
Joint efforts underway to solve plastic waste challenge in HCM City
Joint efforts underway to solve plastic waste challenge in HCM City

In order to address the growing issue of pollution, Ho Chi Minh City has been launching various joint dissemination campaigns and activities with businesses to encourage its dwellers to reduce the use of single-use or non-degradable plastic bags, and collect and recycle plastic waste.

Joint efforts underway to solve plastic waste challenge in HCM City
Vietnamese police bring joy to South Sudanese students
Vietnamese police bring joy to South Sudanese students

In honour of the Day of the African Child (June 16), the United Nations (UN) Police Gender Affairs Office in South Sudan, alongside several partners, reached out to students in an internally displaced person (IDP) camp.

Vietnamese police bring joy to South Sudanese students
Internet crawls as three undersea cables encounter failure
Internet crawls as three undersea cables encounter failure

Three out of five undersea cables connecting Vietnam with the world encountered problems as of June 15, slowing down the internet speed across the country, according to local internet service providers.

Internet crawls as three undersea cables encounter failure
Dense fog blankets Ho Chi Minh City
Dense fog blankets Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - A layer of thick fog covered several districts of Ho Chi Minh City on June 15, with the weather pattern causing poor visibility.

Dense fog blankets Ho Chi Minh City
Health insurance coverage rate may surpass 94% this year
Health insurance coverage rate may surpass 94% this year

VOV.VN - The coverage rate of health insurance is likely to exceed 94% by the end of the year thanks to sustainable growth, Nguyen The Manh, general director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), said at a regular conference held recently in Hanoi to make social insurance information public.

Health insurance coverage rate may surpass 94% this year
Top legislator praises blood donors nationwide
Top legislator praises blood donors nationwide

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man lauded blood donors nationwide while meeting 100 outstanding people in the voluntary blood donation campaign in Hanoi on June 14.

Top legislator praises blood donors nationwide
Aus4Transport helps Vietnam develop inland waterways for low carbon transport
Aus4Transport helps Vietnam develop inland waterways for low carbon transport

Building inland waterway transport in Vietnam, supporting the development of low carbon transport and connecting ethnic minorities and farmers to the Greater Mekong Subregion economic corridor are some of the significant achievements of the Australia-funded programme Aus4Transport. After more than six years, US$20 million programme will be wrapped up late this month.

Aus4Transport helps Vietnam develop inland waterways for low carbon transport
Over 21.3 million units of blood donated in past three decades
Over 21.3 million units of blood donated in past three decades

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.

Over 21.3 million units of blood donated in past three decades
Six Vietnamese students to compete in MOS World Championship
Six Vietnamese students to compete in MOS World Championship

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.

Six Vietnamese students to compete in MOS World Championship
Vietnamese language among optional subjects at Malaysian university
Vietnamese language among optional subjects at Malaysian university

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

Vietnamese language among optional subjects at Malaysian university
FPT helps Da Nang become Vietnam’s "Silicon Valley"
FPT helps Da Nang become Vietnam’s "Silicon Valley"

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.

FPT helps Da Nang become Vietnam’s "Silicon Valley"
Photo contest raises awareness of marine environment protection
Photo contest raises awareness of marine environment protection

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.

Photo contest raises awareness of marine environment protection
Ho Chi Minh City encounters high risk of measles outbreak
Ho Chi Minh City encounters high risk of measles outbreak

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.

Ho Chi Minh City encounters high risk of measles outbreak
First Vietnamese private hospital launches tissue bank
First Vietnamese private hospital launches tissue bank

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.

First Vietnamese private hospital launches tissue bank
Can Tho asks for Siemens Healthineers’ support in health care
Can Tho asks for Siemens Healthineers’ support in health care

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.

Can Tho asks for Siemens Healthineers’ support in health care
RoK locality hires Vietnamese seasonal agricultural labourers
RoK locality hires Vietnamese seasonal agricultural labourers

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.

RoK locality hires Vietnamese seasonal agricultural labourers
Vietnam among happiest countries in SEA
Vietnam among happiest countries in SEA

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.

Vietnam among happiest countries in SEA
Heat wave intensifies, temperatures keep rising to 37-39℃
Heat wave intensifies, temperatures keep rising to 37-39℃

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.

Heat wave intensifies, temperatures keep rising to 37-39℃
THE honours 13 Vietnamese universities in Impact Rankings globally
THE honours 13 Vietnamese universities in Impact Rankings globally

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.

THE honours 13 Vietnamese universities in Impact Rankings globally
Book on Asian-African-Latin American solidarity committee makes debut
Book on Asian-African-Latin American solidarity committee makes debut

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.

Book on Asian-African-Latin American solidarity committee makes debut
Over 14 rare wild animals released back into nature
Over 14 rare wild animals released back into nature

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.

Over 14 rare wild animals released back into nature
Nghe An eyes co-operation in high-quality human training with US
Nghe An eyes co-operation in high-quality human training with US

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.

Nghe An eyes co-operation in high-quality human training with US
Vietnam represented at 112th Int'l Labour Conference
Vietnam represented at 112th Int'l Labour Conference

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.

Vietnam represented at 112th Int'l Labour Conference