VOV.VN - Despite rainy conditions, many markets throughout Hanoi were packed with people shopping for offerings for the the first full moon of the year, known as Tet Nguyen Tieu, from the early morning of February 24.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union held a launching ceremony on February 24 for Youth Month 2024, which is running with the theme of "Youth volunteers for community life".

Vietnam’s job market is poised to bounce back in 2024, driven by better purchasing power that is sparked by a recovery in private investment and wage reform, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Da Nang-based Dong A University has joined hands with prestigious Korean institutions namely Gyeongsan Institute of Science and Technology, Jeju National University, Daegu Catholic University, and Da Nang Software Entrepreneurs' Club (DSEC) to develop manpower in the fields of semiconductor, robotics, and information and communication technology (ICT).

A programme connecting Lao and Cambodian students with their Vietnamese foster families has proven effective, contributing to consolidating friendship between the people of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

The revised Land Law, recently adopted by the 15th-tenure National Assembly, which includes people of Vietnamese origin among land users and increases interests for foreign-invested economic entities, is expected to have positive impacts on the real estate market and the economy at large.

VOV.VN - Competent authorities in Vietnam are proactively enforcing traffic laws, with tougher penalties to be imposed on drink driving offences with the aim of reducing traffic accidents, including deaths and injuries, whilst also promoting traffic safety culture in society.

The Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (ICCA) under the Russian Academy of Sciences inaugurated a Vietnam library in Moscow on February 22.

Vietnam is confident in realising the goal of eliminating malaria by 2030, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK is working closely with competent authorities in the UK to fact-check the case that seven allegedly Vietnamese migrants were detected at Newhaven port in Lewes district of East Sussex county.

The Ministry of Education and Training has announced the admission of 1,000 students to study in Russia in 2024 under a scholarship agreement signed between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has requested a number of localities to urgently contain ongoing bird flu outbreaks to prevent the virus spreading to the wider community.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand in collaboration with the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Thailand - Vietnam Friendship Association organized a seminar on education connections between the two countries at University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce on February 21.

The Hanoi People’s Court has received appeals of 12 defendants in the case relating to Viet A Company over one month after the first-instance trial.

Ahead of the coming inspection by a European Commission (EC) delegation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently asked the administrations of coastal localities to review the situation of fishing vessels unable to be tracked via vessel monitoring systems (VMS).

VOV.VN - Through torrential rain and 40°C heat, up vertiginous mountain climbs and stunning coastal roads, Australian teacher Jake Norris and his Irish mate Sean Down have endured a three-month test of endurance to bring about a better future for children in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A cold front is moving toward Vietnam to help break the humid heat that has been hitting northern localities for the past few days, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Hanoi on February 20 announced the 2023 Public Administration Reform (PAR) Index of its departments, department-level agencies, and People’s Committees of districts and Son Tay township, with the Department of Home Affairs and Dong Da district taking the lead.

The Department of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has warned of the continued prevalence of online scams after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

VOV.VN - Relevant forces have controlled a forest fire in Hoang Lien National Park of Lao Cai province, northern Vietnam, preventing the fire spreading to nearby primitive forests.

Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

VOV.VN - AAE Company is set to organise educational exhibitions this March in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang, with the functions gathering together more than 50 colleges and universities from the United States and Canada.

VOV.VN - A forest fire broke out in in sub-region 286 of Hoang Lien National Park in the village of Seo My Ty in Ta Van commune of Sa Pa district at 13:40 p.m. on February 19.

More than 100 Vietnamese students from universities across the UK took part in the Leader Camp 2024, an annual event organised by the Vietnamese Student Association in the UK (SVUK), which was held last Sunday at the University of Westminster and aimed at helping the students to learn and explore their potential leadership capabilities.

VOV.VN - The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department working alongside police forces in Binh Duong province have broken up a transnational drug trafficking ring from Cambodia to Vietnam, seizing more than 64kg of drugs of various kinds.

Developing a large language model (LLM) AI in the Vietnamese language will require huge resources.

The Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK and Ireland (VIS) will contribute to the building of Vietnam's strategic policies while actively strengthening bilateral relations, and attracting the UK Government-funded projects in the fields of research and science-technology, said its Chairman Prof. Nguyen Xuan Huan.

The Pink Spring blood donation this year kicked off on February 18, the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, earlier than in previous years, said the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi is scheduled to start construction on four more bridges spanning the Red River this year.

VOV.VN - Warm weather is forecast to hold out in northern localities of Vietnam in a couple of days before it turns cold later this week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.