Vietnam exceeds 2023 labour export target
VOV.VN - The number of local people sent to work overseas rose to 111,507 between January and September, up 8% compared to the same period from last year.
Canadian-funded project helps reduce gender bias barriers
A meeting to review the implementation of the “Advancing Women's Economic Empowerment in Vietnam" (AWEEV) project in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang was held by Care International Vietnam (CARE) and the provincial People’s Committee on October 5.
Nearly 70% of Vietnamese students go on to study at US universities
VOV.VN - Approximately 70% of local students have pursued undergraduate programmes at universities in the US, according to figures released by the Office of Education under the US Embassy in Hanoi.
WHO leader hails Vietnamese medical achievements
VOV.VN - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), applauded the various achievements of the Vietnamese health sector in his congratulatory video sent to the sector on October 5.
Bridging disparities to bolster digital transformation in ASEAN
VOV.VN - ASEAN has been actively promoting its ongoing efforts as the region advances its gleaming vision of a digitally integrated regional economy.
Int'l Day of Girl Child 2023: Promoting gender equality to reduce sex imbalance
The International Day of the Girl Child 2023 will focus on promoting gender equality to reduce sex imbalance at birth, thus raising public awareness of child protection and care, according to the Ministry of Health’s General Office For Population and Family Planning.
Vietnam launches all-out effort in preparation for anti-IUU fishing inspection
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on October 4 signed a Prime Minister dispatch on implementing urgent and essential tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the fourth inspection trip by the European Commission (EC) team.
Large wartime bomb deactivated in central Vietnam
VOV.VN - Military engineers on October 4 successfully deactivated a 337kg wartime bomb described as extremely dangerous in central Quang Binh province.
HCM City hosts conference on digital transformation
A conference on digital transformation themed “Technology for life” - Tech4life 2023 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 4 by the municipal Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Vietnam Software & IT services (VINASA) in response to the National Digital Transformation Day 2023 (October 10).
Typhoon KOINU unlikely to affect Vietnam’s mainland
VOV.VN - Typhoon KOINU with winds gusting 166kph near its centre has changed its course before heading for the East Sea, said the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) on October 4 afternoon.