Vietnam Airlines fires pilot testing positive for drugs
Vietnam Airlines fires pilot testing positive for drugs

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will sack a pilot in command who earlier tested positive for ketamine - a synthetic drug.

Vietnam Airlines fires pilot testing positive for drugs
Vietnam Airlines pilot to face dismissal for positive drug test
Vietnam Airlines pilot to face dismissal for positive drug test

The Vietnam Airlines pilot who was found to be positive for a banned substance in late April is facing a dismissal, according to the airline.

Vietnam Airlines pilot to face dismissal for positive drug test
Vietnam, Ireland boost education, sci-tech cooperation
Vietnam, Ireland boost education, sci-tech cooperation

The Vietnamese Embassy in the UK had a working session with the Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) in Dublin on July 10 in a bid to step up the two countries' cooperation in education, science, and technology.

Vietnam, Ireland boost education, sci-tech cooperation
PM chairs national conference on digital transformation
PM chairs national conference on digital transformation

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 6th meeting of the National Committee on Digital Transformation and a conference on digital transformation tasks in Hanoi on July 12.

PM chairs national conference on digital transformation
Vietnam IT Day 2023 to take place in Australia
Vietnam IT Day 2023 to take place in Australia

Vietnam IT Day 2023 is scheduled to take place in Melbourne, Australia, on August 15, aiming to deepen relationships between Vietnam and Australia in the field of information technology (IT), reported sbs.com.au.

Vietnam IT Day 2023 to take place in Australia
Documentary on Vietnamese protection of douc langur wins int'l prize
Documentary on Vietnamese protection of douc langur wins int'l prize

VOV.VN - “Tam Mỹ Tây”, a film telling the story of a group of friends in Tam My Tay commune of Nui Thanh district in Quang Nam province who protect the grey-shanked douc langur, has won the runner-up title in the Documentary Short category of the 2023 Films for the Forest.

Documentary on Vietnamese protection of douc langur wins int'l prize
New vaccines to be added to expanded programme on immunisation
New vaccines to be added to expanded programme on immunisation

Many new kinds of vaccines will be included in the national expanded programme on immunisation (EPI) in the coming time, said Dr. Dang Thanh Huyen, deputy head of the EPI Office under the Ministry of Health, on July 10.

New vaccines to be added to expanded programme on immunisation
Tropical depression or storm likely to emerge in East Sea in mid-July
Tropical depression or storm likely to emerge in East Sea in mid-July

VOV.VN - Disturbances are likely to occur on the tropical convergence belt between July 15 and July 20, with this forecast to develop into a tropical depression or storm over the East Sea, according to details given by the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Tropical depression or storm likely to emerge in East Sea in mid-July
Kon Tum hit by consecutive earthquakes
Kon Tum hit by consecutive earthquakes

VOV.VN - A total of seven consecutive earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 2.7 to 3.8 hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum from midnight of July 11 to the early morning of July 12.

Kon Tum hit by consecutive earthquakes
Vietnam among world’s top 10 welcoming countries
Vietnam among world’s top 10 welcoming countries

VOV.VN - InterNations, a website of the largest global community for people living abroad has placed the nation in ninth position on its list of the 10 most welcoming countries in the world.

Vietnam among world’s top 10 welcoming countries
Vietnam continues co-operation with WIPO in intellectual property
Vietnam continues co-operation with WIPO in intellectual property

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Hoang Giang is attending the 64th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), with the event being held in Geneva from July 10 to July 13.

Vietnam continues co-operation with WIPO in intellectual property
Google requested to show image of national flag in Truong Sa
Google requested to show image of national flag in Truong Sa

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has worked with representatives of Google to clarify whether it deleted or blurred the national flag of Vietnam in Truong Sa (Spratly) on its Google Maps and Google Earth apps, Le Quang Tu Do, head of the authority said on July 11.

Google requested to show image of national flag in Truong Sa
Vietnam wins two golds at International Mathematical Olympiad 2023
Vietnam wins two golds at International Mathematical Olympiad 2023

VOV.VN - All six Vietnamese students have won medals, including two gold medals, at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2023 (IMO) held in Japan.

Vietnam wins two golds at International Mathematical Olympiad 2023
HCM City cooperates with Samsung Engineering in wastewater treatment
HCM City cooperates with Samsung Engineering in wastewater treatment

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on July 11 received Executive Vice President of Samsung Engineering Han Sang Deog to exchange measures to boost cooperation in wastewater treatment and environmental protection.

HCM City cooperates with Samsung Engineering in wastewater treatment
Vietnam emerges as a rising star in startups and innovation
Vietnam emerges as a rising star in startups and innovation

VOV.VN - Vietnam is viewed as a "rising star" in the region in terms of startup and innovation as the country’s startup ecosystem is on track to record strong development, according to insiders.

Vietnam emerges as a rising star in startups and innovation
Population aging: need to turn challenges into opportunities
Population aging: need to turn challenges into opportunities

Vietnam, which is experiencing a period of population aging, is seeking ways to turn the situation into opportunities by optimising the strengths of senior citizens.

Population aging: need to turn challenges into opportunities
Traffic accidents fall in H1 of 2023
Traffic accidents fall in H1 of 2023

VOV.VN - As many as 4,970 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, claiming 2,865 lives and injuring 3,471 others during the first six months of the year.

Traffic accidents fall in H1 of 2023
Vietnam hands over two American fugitives to US police
Vietnam hands over two American fugitives to US police

VOV.VN - The Criminal Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security on July 10 handed over to the United States’ police two American fugitives who had been wanted for killing two people in a shooting.

Vietnam hands over two American fugitives to US police
Three VN students win medals at International Biology Olympiad
Three VN students win medals at International Biology Olympiad

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese students have won a silver and two bronze medals at the 34th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2023) held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

Three VN students win medals at International Biology Olympiad
Longest heat wave with temperatures exceeding 39℃ bakes parts of Vietnam
Longest heat wave with temperatures exceeding 39℃ bakes parts of Vietnam

VOV.VN - The hot spell, believed to be the longest to hit northern and north-central regions of Vietnam this summer, is forecast to last for several days more with daytime temperatures even rising past 39℃.

Longest heat wave with temperatures exceeding 39℃ bakes parts of Vietnam
Ex-mayor of Hanoi prosecuted for inflating tree prices
Ex-mayor of Hanoi prosecuted for inflating tree prices

The Supreme People’s Procuracy on July 10 issued an indictment prosecuting Ex-Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on the charge of “abusing position and power while performing duties” for his wrongdoings in inflating the prices of green trees planted in the capital city.

Ex-mayor of Hanoi prosecuted for inflating tree prices
54 defendants involved in repatriation flight scandal stand trial
54 defendants involved in repatriation flight scandal stand trial

VOV.VN - Fifty-four defendants involved in the repatriation flight scandal is standing a month-long trial which started in Hanoi on July 11.

54 defendants involved in repatriation flight scandal stand trial
Vietnam, WB enhance partnership in climate change response for green growth
Vietnam, WB enhance partnership in climate change response for green growth

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh has hailed the World Bank (WB)’s effective cooperation with Vietnam, especially in climate change response, green growth and environmental protection.

Vietnam, WB enhance partnership in climate change response for green growth
Korean language learning now booming in Vietnam
Korean language learning now booming in Vietnam

Over 50,000 students are studying Korean at more than 60 universities and colleges in Vietnam, making it the top Asian language in terms of the training scale.

Korean language learning now booming in Vietnam
Panamanian ship rescued in south-central waters
Panamanian ship rescued in south-central waters

Rescue vessels of the Marine Services Joint Stock Company under the Saigon Tan Cang Corporation and the Vietnam People’s Navy on July 10 took measures to help a Panamanian ship which has been stranded in the waters off the south-central province of Binh Thuan.

Panamanian ship rescued in south-central waters
New Zealand presents gifts of fruit and milk to vulnerable children in VN
New Zealand presents gifts of fruit and milk to vulnerable children in VN

VOV.VN - More than 7,000 kilograms of fruit and 1,000 litres of milk from New Zealand were recently delivered to four charity organisations for children and disadvantaged adults in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

New Zealand presents gifts of fruit and milk to vulnerable children in VN
Large-scale counterfeit money ring busted in Hanoi
Large-scale counterfeit money ring busted in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Police operating in Hanoi have stated that they have successfully busted a large-scale counterfeit money ring and arrested seven suspects involved in the group.

Large-scale counterfeit money ring busted in Hanoi
Deputy PM requires strict sanction against IUU fishing acts
Deputy PM requires strict sanction against IUU fishing acts

The Government Office has issued a document announcing Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang's directions made at his recent teleconference with leaders of 13 Mekong Delta localities, requesting more aggressive actions to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.

Deputy PM requires strict sanction against IUU fishing acts
Cao Bang border guards detect foreigners with illegal entry
Cao Bang border guards detect foreigners with illegal entry

Border guards of the northern province of Cao Bang have caught red-handed a man arranging illegal entry into Vietnam for four Chinese nationals.

Cao Bang border guards detect foreigners with illegal entry
Vietnamese, Indian educational institutions strengthen collaboration
Vietnamese, Indian educational institutions strengthen collaboration

A delegation of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) had a working session with representatives from Jindal Global University in India’s Haryana state on July 7 to promote international cooperation and improve the quality of human resources training in the field of foreign affairs.

Vietnamese, Indian educational institutions strengthen collaboration