Chief Representative of UNESCO Vietnam Jonathan Baker said on March 14 that it is crucial for Vietnam, home to many ethnic groups, to ensure equal access to education for minority students.

Representatives from the Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the south-central province of Binh Thuan visited and extended greetings to the Cham Bani community on the occasion of their traditional Ramuwan (New Year) Festival, the biggest festival for the Islamic community in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative agencies in Malaysia are verifying the news that two Vietnamese men were recently shot dead in Malaysia by local police, according to Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

VOV.VN - The police of central Ha Tinh province have launched criminal proceedings against six Vietnamese individuals for organising the illegal exit of 30 people.

VOV.VN - Rabies cases are currently on the rise in several Vietnamese localities across the country, with dozens of deaths reported.

The French Defense Audiovisual Agency (ECPAD) has made public a photo book on the Dien Bien Phu campaign in Vietnam, including never-before-seen images, on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Nam issued a document on March 13 asking relevant units to start salvaging a crewless foreign vessel ship that had drifted ashore and had been left grounded on Cham Islands in Tam Hiep commune of Hoi An City.

Border guards at the Moc Bai international border gate in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on March 12 received 15 Vietnamese citizens who had been rescued from forced labour in Cambodia.

A project aiming to foster water and environment security in the Ma and Neun - Ca river basins and related coastal areas in Vietnam and Laos was launched in Hanoi on March 12.

VOV.VN - Southern localities of Vietnam are going through the hottest spell of the year, with daytime temperatures hovering around 37-38°C or beyond, according to the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Station.