VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has requested that the Ministry of Public Security develop devices and seek technical solutions for collecting, exploiting, and using biometric information about iris, DNA, and the voice of citizens to be integrated into the new ID card.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to endure another year of baking heat in 2024 following the second hottest recorded year in history in 2023, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Leaders of numerous State management agencies and experts have outlined major orientations and specific actions Vietnam should take towards fulfilling its net zero emissions commitment by 2050 delivered at the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26).

VOV.VN - A heat wave is gripping localities in southern Vietnam, causing daytime temperatures to rise to 37-38°C and humidity to fall to below 40%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will implement a national strategy on semiconductor industry development in 2024 to make it a key national industry in the coming decades, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

Vietnam aims to handle all administrative procedure applications online by 2030, according to the freshly approved National Data Strategy.

Vietnam is at elevated risks from infectious diseases, given its location in the hot and humid tropical monsoon region as well as the increasing rate of trade and travel.

VOV.VN - The Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival, the biggest annual blood donation campaign in Vietnam, is scheduled to begin on February 18, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has said.

VOV.VN - A total of 541 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide during the recent lunar New Year holiday (Tet) from February 8 to 14, killing 214 people and injuring 504 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.

Ho Chi Minh City and Son La city in the northern mountainous province of the same name have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) as announced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on February 14.