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
YouTubers encouraged to attend National External Information Service Awards
YouTubers encouraged to attend National External Information Service Awards

The 10th National External Information Service Awards were launched in Hanoi on March 28, welcoming the participation of social media influencers.

YouTubers encouraged to attend National External Information Service Awards
Gov't issues decree on implementation of chemical weapon convention
Gov't issues decree on implementation of chemical weapon convention

The Government has issued a decree regulating the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.

Gov't issues decree on implementation of chemical weapon convention
Hailstones, whirlwinds wreak havoc across northern localities
Hailstones, whirlwinds wreak havoc across northern localities

VOV.VN - Yen Bai, Ha Giang and Phu Tho are among northern localities of Vietnam that have suffered serious property damage due to hailstones and whirlwinds caused by the current weak cold spell.

Hailstones, whirlwinds wreak havoc across northern localities
ASEAN guidance on empowering women, children launched
ASEAN guidance on empowering women, children launched

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in collaboration with United Nations offices in Vietnam, on March 28 held a public launch of the ASEAN Regional Guidance on empowering women and children: Delivering quality social work services for those at risk of or affected by violence and development of an action plan for rollout in Vietnam.

ASEAN guidance on empowering women, children launched
Two Chinese nationals arrested for organising illegal exits to Laos
Two Chinese nationals arrested for organising illegal exits to Laos

VOV.VN -The police of central Quang Tri province have launched criminal proceedings against two Chinese citizens for organising the illegal exits of 21 Vietnamese people to Laos.

Two Chinese nationals arrested for organising illegal exits to Laos
Nestlé Vietnam model empowers Vietnamese women
Nestlé Vietnam model empowers Vietnamese women

A model was launched in Hanoi on March 27 aiming to diversify sustainable livelihood opportunities for women in some Vietnamese localities.

Nestlé Vietnam model empowers Vietnamese women
Vietnamese youths extend helping hand to impoverished students in Cambodia
Vietnamese youths extend helping hand to impoverished students in Cambodia

A programme to present gifts and scholarships for impoverished Cambodian students with Vietnamese roots was held in Phnom Penh on March 27.

Vietnamese youths extend helping hand to impoverished students in Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh City charity run to raise funds for disadvantage children
Ho Chi Minh City charity run to raise funds for disadvantage children

VOV.VN - The 'Skechers Friendship Walk 2024', a charity event to raise funds for disadvantaged children, will be held on May 5 at Saigon Riverside Park of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City charity run to raise funds for disadvantage children
Vietnam ready to welcome “eagles” in electronics, semiconductor industry
Vietnam ready to welcome “eagles” in electronics, semiconductor industry

Vietnam has prepared necessary conditions to attract “eagles” worldwide in the electronics and semiconductor industry, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Duy Dong told the Vietnam Global Manufacturing Forum 2024 (VGMF2024) in Hanoi on March 26.

Vietnam ready to welcome “eagles” in electronics, semiconductor industry
US organisation-funded project benefits poor households in Tra Vinh
US organisation-funded project benefits poor households in Tra Vinh

Eighteen cooperatives with 70 households engaging in cow breeding and 14 households specialising in beekeeping in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have benefited from a livelihood support project financed by Samaritan’s Purse International Relief (SPIR) – a US non-profit organisation (NGO).

US organisation-funded project benefits poor households in Tra Vinh
Vietnamese corporate culture takes centre stage at Japan conference
Vietnamese corporate culture takes centre stage at Japan conference

An international conference popularising Vietnamese corporate culture to Asia-Pacific nations took place in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba on March 26.

Vietnamese corporate culture takes centre stage at Japan conference
Non-stop toll collection to be officially applied in five airports from May 5
Non-stop toll collection to be officially applied in five airports from May 5

The electronic toll collection (ETC) system will be officially and simultaneously implemented at five airports namely Noi Bai, Cat Bi, Phu Bai, Da Nang and Tan Son Nhat from May 5, aiming to create more favourable conditions for vehicles entering and exiting the airports, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

Non-stop toll collection to be officially applied in five airports from May 5
Northern Vietnam to suffer first major hot spell of the year
Northern Vietnam to suffer first major hot spell of the year

VOV.VN - A hot spell is heading towards the northern region of Vietnam from west that is to bake the region in the coming days.

Northern Vietnam to suffer first major hot spell of the year
OVs applaud revisions to land, real estate-related laws
OVs applaud revisions to land, real estate-related laws

The regulations related to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the revised laws on land, housing, and real estate business were disseminated to expatriate at a hybrid conference on March 26.

OVs applaud revisions to land, real estate-related laws
Vietnam joins proceedings of ICJ's climate change opinion
Vietnam joins proceedings of ICJ's climate change opinion

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands, on behalf of the Vietnamese Government, has submitted a request to join the proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s advisory opinion on climate change.

Vietnam joins proceedings of ICJ's climate change opinion
Da Nang developes human resources to serve semiconductor IC industry
Da Nang developes human resources to serve semiconductor IC industry

The Vietnam – Korea University of Information and Communication Technology (VKU) in the central city of Da Nang on March 26 launched a programme on human resources training for integrated circuit (IC) design.

Da Nang developes human resources to serve semiconductor IC industry