Vietnam partners with Thailand to save threatened crane species
Vietnam partners with Thailand to save threatened crane species

The Vietnam Zoos Association has partnered with the Zoological Park Organisation (ZPO) of Thailand to increase the population of the Eastern Sarus Crane in Vietnam.

Vietnam partners with Thailand to save threatened crane species
Noi Bai Airport begins to pilot facial recognition technology
Noi Bai Airport begins to pilot facial recognition technology

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has approved the Noi Bai International Airport’s proposal to pilot check-in via facial recognition technology using identification (ID) cards carrying microchips for certain domestic flights.

Noi Bai Airport begins to pilot facial recognition technology
What is Vietnam doing to develop AI products?
What is Vietnam doing to develop AI products?

In researching and applying AI, Vietnam is best at Vietnamese-speaking digital assistants. Vietnam’s firms also have advantages in image processing, and human and license plate recognition cameras, among others.

What is Vietnam doing to develop AI products?
More employment opportunities expected for Vietnamese in Macau
More employment opportunities expected for Vietnamese in Macau

Consul General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau (China) Pham Binh Dam has visited the Macau Special Administrative Region for the first time since it reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic.

More employment opportunities expected for Vietnamese in Macau
OV representatives from Netherlands to join trip to Truong Sa
OV representatives from Netherlands to join trip to Truong Sa

Representatives of Vietnamese people in the Netherlands will join a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OVs) on a visit to soldiers and residents on the island district of Truong Sa and DK1 platforms of the homeland.

OV representatives from Netherlands to join trip to Truong Sa
More employment opportunities expected for Vietnamese in Macau
More employment opportunities expected for Vietnamese in Macau

Consul General of Vietnam in Hong Kong and Macau (China) Pham Binh Dam has visited the Macau Special Administrative Region for the first time since it reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic.

More employment opportunities expected for Vietnamese in Macau
Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities marked in HCM City
Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities marked in HCM City

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities (April 18) was celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City on April 16.

Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities marked in HCM City
US Secretary of State visits AI-powered projects at Hanoi university
US Secretary of State visits AI-powered projects at Hanoi university

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 15 visited robots and AI-powered products at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology as part of his working visit to Vietnam.

US Secretary of State visits AI-powered projects at Hanoi university
Vietnam, France cooperate in addressing challenges to urbanisation
Vietnam, France cooperate in addressing challenges to urbanisation

A workshop on sustainable urban areas was held in Hanoi on April 14 as part of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference.

Vietnam, France cooperate in addressing challenges to urbanisation
Bao Ngoc becomes Ambassador of Earth Day in Vietnam
Bao Ngoc becomes Ambassador of Earth Day in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinental 2022, has been named as an Ambassador of Earth Day 2023 in Vietnam.

Bao Ngoc becomes Ambassador of Earth Day in Vietnam
Global integration in politics, national defence, security sees positive results
Global integration in politics, national defence, security sees positive results

Global integration in the fields of politics, national defence and security has been carried out scientifically and proactively, ensuring national interests and their harmony with interests of partners, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Global integration in politics, national defence, security sees positive results
Vietnam, France cooperate in addressing challenges to urbanisation
Vietnam, France cooperate in addressing challenges to urbanisation

A workshop on sustainable urban areas was held in Hanoi on April 14 as part of the 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference.

Vietnam, France cooperate in addressing challenges to urbanisation
US wants to help remove Vietnam from special watch list on religious freedom: Ambassa
US wants to help remove Vietnam from special watch list on religious freedom: Ambassa

The US Embassy wishes to cooperate with Vietnam to remove the Southeast Asian nation from the US’s special watch list on religious freedom, Ambassador Marc E. Knapper told Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang during their meeting in Hanoi on April 14.

US wants to help remove Vietnam from special watch list on religious freedom: Ambassa
Robot Talent Contest for students launched in Hanoi
Robot Talent Contest for students launched in Hanoi

The 2023 Robot Robotacon WRO, known as the Robot Talent Contest, opened for registration in Hanoi on April 14.

Robot Talent Contest for students launched in Hanoi
Samsung kicks off "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest
Samsung kicks off "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest

Samsung Vietnam Complex, Samsung Vina Electronics Company, and Junior Achievement Organisation on April 12 officially launched the "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest.

Samsung kicks off "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest
Grab fined VND60 million for using map violating Vietnamese sovereignty
Grab fined VND60 million for using map violating Vietnamese sovereignty

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications announced on April 14 that they have fined ride-hailing firm Grab VND60 million for using a map mislabeling multiple Vietnamese islands in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, as China’s.

Grab fined VND60 million for using map violating Vietnamese sovereignty
225-kilo bomb found in Nghe An river
225-kilo bomb found in Nghe An river

VOV.VN - A bomb weighing nearly 225 kilos dating back to the American War has been discovered in the Lam river in the central province of Nghe An.

225-kilo bomb found in Nghe An river
Ho Chi Minh City detects new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
Ho Chi Minh City detects new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has recorded an infection caused by the XBB.1.5 sub-strain of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, as announced by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

Ho Chi Minh City detects new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5
Vietnam, UK seek stronger co-operation in research and knowledge transfer
Vietnam, UK seek stronger co-operation in research and knowledge transfer

VOV.VN - Hundreds of managers, education experts, and representatives of both Vietnamese and UK universities gathered at a seminar on education held on April 13 in London by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the Vietnam-UK Higher Education Partnership Network.

Vietnam, UK seek stronger co-operation in research and knowledge transfer
Inaccurate content about Vietnam in MH370 documentary removed from Netflix
Inaccurate content about Vietnam in MH370 documentary removed from Netflix

VOV.VN - Streaming platform Netflix moved to take down episode 1 of the documentary “MH370: The Plane that Disappeared” on the evening of April 13 due to inaccurate content about Vietnam.

Inaccurate content about Vietnam in MH370 documentary removed from Netflix
Vietnam attends int’l defence, security exhibition in Brazil
Vietnam attends int’l defence, security exhibition in Brazil

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Major General Le Quang Tuyen, deputy director of the General Department of Defence Industry, is currently attending the LAAD 2023 Defence and Security international exhibition which is underway in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Vietnam attends int’l defence, security exhibition in Brazil
Peaceful scenes in Hanoi's Old Quarter in April
Peaceful scenes in Hanoi's Old Quarter in April

VOV.VN - The daily life of Hanoians, especially those who reside in the Old Quarter, has left a positive impression on tourists. Let's discover the life of local people in the Old Quarter.

Peaceful scenes in Hanoi's Old Quarter in April
Hanoi to host Global Conference on Sustainable Food Systems
Hanoi to host Global Conference on Sustainable Food Systems

The fourth Global Conference on Sustainable Food Systems Programme will take place in Hanoi from April 24-28, with over 200 foreign delegates from member countries and organisations taking part, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Hanoi to host Global Conference on Sustainable Food Systems
Vietnam, UK sign cooperation deal on Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
Vietnam, UK sign cooperation deal on Biodiverse Landscapes Fund

Vietnam and the UK have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on implementing the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund to promote a sustainable economy and protect the environment downstream of the Mekong River.

Vietnam, UK sign cooperation deal on Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
Multilingual Vietnam promotion platform makes debut
Multilingual Vietnam promotion platform makes debut

The Authority of Foreign Information Service under the Ministry of Information and Communications on April 13 inaugurated a multi-lingual platform to promote Vietnam at https://vietnam.vn.

Multilingual Vietnam promotion platform makes debut
Vietnam hits half-year high in daily coronavirus cases
Vietnam hits half-year high in daily coronavirus cases

VOV.VN - Vietnam logged 497 COVID-19 cases on April 13, representing a two-fold rise compared to the figure announced 24 hours earlier, the Ministry of Health said in its daily coronavirus update.

Vietnam hits half-year high in daily coronavirus cases
300 businesses join Smart City Asia 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City
300 businesses join Smart City Asia 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - The Smart City Asia 2023 officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 13, attracting the participation of 300 local and foreign firms showcasing an array of technological products across 400 pavilions.

300 businesses join Smart City Asia 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City
Samsung kicks off "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest
Samsung kicks off "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest

Samsung Vietnam Complex, Samsung Vina Electronics Company, and Junior Achievement Organisation on April 12 officially launched the "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest.

Samsung kicks off "Solve for Tomorrow 2023" contest
Health Ministry requests response plans as COVID-19 infections quadruple
Health Ministry requests response plans as COVID-19 infections quadruple

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned about a new COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam and requested that localities develop response scenarios amid the number of infections increasing considerably over recent times.

Health Ministry requests response plans as COVID-19 infections quadruple
Circular economy for plastics needs consensus of stakeholders: seminar
Circular economy for plastics needs consensus of stakeholders: seminar

To promote the circular economy for plastics, it requires a consensus of all stakeholders, from plastic producers and plastic waste management companies to the community, heard a seminar in Hanoi on April 12.

Circular economy for plastics needs consensus of stakeholders: seminar