Programme helps French students get insights into Vietnamese culture
Programme helps French students get insights into Vietnamese culture

The “Tremplin pour le Vietnam” (Springboard to Vietnam) project - a collaboration between France's Paul-Valery Montpellier III University and the University of Languages and International Studies (ULIS) - Vietnam National University, Hanoi, has affirmed its role as a bridge to connect French young people with Vietnamese culture and language.

Programme helps French students get insights into Vietnamese culture
Vietnam’s sixth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam’s sixth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre of Disease Control (HCDC) on October 4 confirmed that the southern city has detected an additional case of monkeypox, taking total infections to five in the locality alone.

Vietnam’s sixth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City
First cold air wave to send temperatures tumbling on weekend
First cold air wave to send temperatures tumbling on weekend

VOV.VN - The northern region of Vietnam is likely to brace itself for the first cold air wave of this winter this weekend, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

First cold air wave to send temperatures tumbling on weekend
Book on Cuba-Vietnam relationship introduced
Book on Cuba-Vietnam relationship introduced

The National Political Publishing House held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 3 to introduce the book entitled "Cuba - Vietnam: Two Nations, One History”.

Book on Cuba-Vietnam relationship introduced
20 iPhones 15 smuggled from Thailand seized at Da Nang airport
20 iPhones 15 smuggled from Thailand seized at Da Nang airport

VOV.VN - Police operating in Da Nang said on October 3 that they arrested a Thai passenger who was carrying 20 iPhones 15 Pro Max from Bangkok into the central city without declaring them.

20 iPhones 15 smuggled from Thailand seized at Da Nang airport
Hanoi creates jobs for 171,200 labourers over nine-month period
Hanoi creates jobs for 171,200 labourers over nine-month period

VOV.VN - The capital created jobs for 171,200 workers throughout the first three quarters of the year, duly surpassing the annual plan by 5.7%, the municipal People’s Committee has reported.

Hanoi creates jobs for 171,200 labourers over nine-month period
Typhoon KOINU heads towards East Sea
Typhoon KOINU heads towards East Sea

VOV.VN - Typhoon KOINU is forecast to enter the East Sea on the morning of October 5 as it continues to gain more strength, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Typhoon KOINU heads towards East Sea
Labour ministry proposes delay of 2024 regional minimum wage increase
Labour ministry proposes delay of 2024 regional minimum wage increase

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has proposed delaying a salary negotiation meeting until the fourth quarter of 2023 because there is not enough scientific and practical basis to propose a time to adjust the regional minimum wage. ​

Labour ministry proposes delay of 2024 regional minimum wage increase
HCM City looks to expand cooperation with Japanese university
HCM City looks to expand cooperation with Japanese university

Training facilities and research institutes of Ho Chi Minh City hope to strengthen cooperation with Osaka Metropolitan University of Japan in technology research and transfer, and improving the quality of human resources, especially in healthcare, digitalisation and supporting technology, said Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the municipal People's Committee.

HCM City looks to expand cooperation with Japanese university
Tien Giang working to handle shortcomings in IUU fishing
Tien Giang working to handle shortcomings in IUU fishing

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has instructed relevant departments and agencies to deal with shortcomings in the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing based on recommendations by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Tien Giang working to handle shortcomings in IUU fishing
Fifth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City
Fifth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - A man living in Ho Chi Minh City has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s fifth recorded case, reported the Ho Chi Minh City Center of Disease Control (HCDC).

Fifth monkeypox case detected in Ho Chi Minh City
Seminar talks Vietnam-Japan labour cooperation potential
Seminar talks Vietnam-Japan labour cooperation potential

Promoting cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in education and sending trainees/nurses was the main focus of discussion at a recent seminar in Japan’s Osaka city.

Seminar talks Vietnam-Japan labour cooperation potential
Australia helps Vietnam in airport planning
Australia helps Vietnam in airport planning

The Ministry of Transport said it has approved adjustments to the project reviewing, evaluating and recommending the results of research on planning for international airports of Da Nang, Cam Ranh and Phu Quoc for the 2021-2030 period with a vision toward 2050, and the planning scheme for Con Dao airport for the 2021-2030 period.

Australia helps Vietnam in airport planning
Two former ministers prosecuted in COVID-19 test kit scandal
Two former ministers prosecuted in COVID-19 test kit scandal

The Supreme People's Procuracy has prosecuted 38 individuals involving in the COVID-19 test kit overcharging at the Viet A Company.

Two former ministers prosecuted in COVID-19 test kit scandal
Vietnam-Russia friendship association elects leadership for new tenure
Vietnam-Russia friendship association elects leadership for new tenure

The Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association held the fourth national congress on September 30 to outline operation directions and elect its leadership in the 2023-2028 tenure.

Vietnam-Russia friendship association elects leadership for new tenure
Ministry of Health proposes to declare end of COVID-19 as Group A disease
Ministry of Health proposes to declare end of COVID-19 as Group A disease

The Ministry of Health has submitted to the Government a proposal to declare the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a group A disease and abolish a number of pandemic prevention measures.

Ministry of Health proposes to declare end of COVID-19 as Group A disease
Vietnam-Japan workshop seeks to improve nutrition among mothers, children
Vietnam-Japan workshop seeks to improve nutrition among mothers, children

A workshop on solutions to improve nutrition for mothers and babies in the first 1,000 days of life was held in Hanoi on September 30.

Vietnam-Japan workshop seeks to improve nutrition among mothers, children
Biggest festival of Caodaism attracts tens of thousands of visitors
Biggest festival of Caodaism attracts tens of thousands of visitors

Tens of thousands of visitors and local residents joined Cao Dai followers at the “Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung”, the biggest festival of the Cao Dai sect, in the southern province of Tay Ninh on September 29 night.

Biggest festival of Caodaism attracts tens of thousands of visitors
Vietnamese children around the world enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival
Vietnamese children around the world enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival

Various activities were held for Vietnamese children around the world on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Vietnamese traditional festival that is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which falls on September 29 this year.

Vietnamese children around the world enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival
Forum discusses digital, green transformation for sustainable development
Forum discusses digital, green transformation for sustainable development

A forum discussing digital and green transformation for sustainable development was hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 30 in the framework of the Techconnect and Innovation Vietnam 2023.

Forum discusses digital, green transformation for sustainable development
VOV Youth Union holds Mid-Autumn Festival for mountainous children in Nghe An
VOV Youth Union holds Mid-Autumn Festival for mountainous children in Nghe An

VOV.VN - The Youth Union Standing Committee of Voice of Vietnam radio (VOV) recently organized the Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 for children at Na Ngoi 2 Kindergarten in Ky Son district of Nghe An province.

VOV Youth Union holds Mid-Autumn Festival for mountainous children in Nghe An
Can Tho seeks cooperation with French partners
Can Tho seeks cooperation with French partners

A delegation of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho made a trip to France from September 25-29 to enhance cooperation with French partners and attend the Nice Climate Summit 2023 at the invitation of the Nice authorities.

Can Tho seeks cooperation with French partners
Four killed and five injured in head-on bus collision overnight in Dong Nai
Four killed and five injured in head-on bus collision overnight in Dong Nai

VOV.VN - Four people were killed and five others were seriously injured following a head-on collision between two passenger buses in the southeastern province of Dong Nai on September 30.

Four killed and five injured in head-on bus collision overnight in Dong Nai
HCM City requires 75,500-81,500 jobs in Q4
HCM City requires 75,500-81,500 jobs in Q4

Ho Chi Minh City’s labour market will need 75,500-81,500 more jobs in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

HCM City requires 75,500-81,500 jobs in Q4
HCM City, Cuba promote cooperation in construction
HCM City, Cuba promote cooperation in construction

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on September 29 hosted a reception for Cuban Minister of Construction Rene Antonio Mesa Villafana who is on a working visit to the southern metropolis.

HCM City, Cuba promote cooperation in construction
Border defence forces of Vietnamese, Chinese provinces hold joint patrol
Border defence forces of Vietnamese, Chinese provinces hold joint patrol

The A Pa Chai border guard station under the Border Guard Command of the northwestern province of Dien Bien, and the Qushui border police station under the Jiangcheng border management company of China, conducted a joint patrol on September 29.

Border defence forces of Vietnamese, Chinese provinces hold joint patrol
Believed-to-be Vietnamese citizens found on refrigerated truck in France
Believed-to-be Vietnamese citizens found on refrigerated truck in France

The Vietnamese Embassy in France has said it is keeping a close watch on a case in which some people believed to be Vietnamese citizens were found on a refrigerated truck in Rhone of Lyon city.

Believed-to-be Vietnamese citizens found on refrigerated truck in France
Philippine crew member in distress brought ashore safely
Philippine crew member in distress brought ashore safely

Vessel SAR 412 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre in Da Nang on September 29 safely brought ashore a Philippine crew member who met with an accident at sea.

Philippine crew member in distress brought ashore safely
Tra Vinh organises 3rd Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange programme
Tra Vinh organises 3rd Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange programme

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh held the third Vietnam – Japan cultural exchange programme at Tra Vinh University on September 29.

Tra Vinh organises 3rd Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange programme
Vietnam looks to increase labour exports to Hungary
Vietnam looks to increase labour exports to Hungary

Vietnam is speeding up negotiations with Hungary in a bid to sign an agreement on sending and receiving Vietnamese labourers in the European country – an emerging market drawing great interest from labourers.

Vietnam looks to increase labour exports to Hungary