PM requests combined efforts to combat IUU fishing
PM requests combined efforts to combat IUU fishing

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for concerted efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while chairing a teleconference with 28 coastal provinces and cities on December 1.

PM requests combined efforts to combat IUU fishing
Seven-day Tet holiday fixed for State employees
Seven-day Tet holiday fixed for State employees

Officials, civil servants, public employees and workers of State administrative and socio-political organisations will enjoy a seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) and four-day National Day holidays next year.

Seven-day Tet holiday fixed for State employees
Vietnam Wind Power 2022 event launched
Vietnam Wind Power 2022 event launched

VOV.VN - Vietnam Wind Power 2022 (“VWP22”), an annual event since 2018, is taking place at Lotte Hotel in Hanoi.

Vietnam Wind Power 2022 event launched
Indian naval ships begins friendly visit to HCM City
Indian naval ships begins friendly visit to HCM City

Two ships of the Indian Navy, the multi-role stealth frigate INS Shivalik and the INS Kamorta corvette, on November 30 docked at Nha Rong port for a three-day friendly visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Indian naval ships begins friendly visit to HCM City
Ministry to crack down on Internet ads violations
Ministry to crack down on Internet ads violations

The Ministry of Information and Communications held a conference in Hanoi on November 30 to roll out Internet advertising management measures.

Ministry to crack down on Internet ads violations
Hanoians bundle up as northern region hit by cold snap
Hanoians bundle up as northern region hit by cold snap

VOV.VN - The coldest spell since the beginning of winter this year has forced residents of the capital to wrap up in an extra layer of clothing in an effort to stay warm amid the arrival of chilly weather conditions.

Hanoians bundle up as northern region hit by cold snap
Communication work on human rights to be stepped up
Communication work on human rights to be stepped up

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has issued a document asking ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, People's Committees of provinces and central-level cities, and central committees of mass organisations to implement a number of tasks to materialise a project on communication on human rights in Vietnam.

Communication work on human rights to be stepped up
Scientists team up to eradicate tuberculosis
Scientists team up to eradicate tuberculosis

A team of 23 scientists from different hospitals and institutes has conducted a massive scientific research project to help control tuberculosis (TB).

Scientists team up to eradicate tuberculosis
Deputy PM urges stronger social, labour cooperation between Vietnam and Laos
Deputy PM urges stronger social, labour cooperation between Vietnam and Laos

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Laos should work more closely together to build labour and social cooperation strategies to suit the current situation of each country as well as the region and the world, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has said.

Deputy PM urges stronger social, labour cooperation between Vietnam and Laos
President asks Red Cross society to help the poor enjoy Lunar New Year
President asks Red Cross society to help the poor enjoy Lunar New Year

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 30 asked the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) to devise specific programmes and plans to pool support from ministries, agencies and localities, and social resources for the poor as the Tet (Lunar New Year) is approaching.

President asks Red Cross society to help the poor enjoy Lunar New Year
University launches Ready for Next 2022 programme
University launches Ready for Next 2022 programme

VOV.VN - University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) will launch a series of scientific and artistic activities as part of the “Ready for Next 2022” programme, which is expected to take place from December 4 to 11.

University launches Ready for Next 2022 programme
200 scholarships presented to Lao students in Vietnam
200 scholarships presented to Lao students in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) and the Lao Embassy in Vietnam on November 30 presented scholarships to 200 outstanding Lao students learning in Vietnam.

200 scholarships presented to Lao students in Vietnam
Comprehensive measures needed to support OVs: official
Comprehensive measures needed to support OVs: official

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu suggested increasing comprehensive, long-term measures to support overseas Vietnamese, especially those in extremely disadvantaged areas, while addressing a thematic conference in Hanoi on November 29.

Comprehensive measures needed to support OVs: official
Work starts on wastewater treatment plant in Tay Ninh
Work starts on wastewater treatment plant in Tay Ninh

Construction of a wastewater treatment plant partly funded by Italy's official development assistance (ODA) in the southern province of Tay Ninh commenced on November 29.

Work starts on wastewater treatment plant in Tay Ninh
UNICEF pledges assistance to ethnic children in Vietnam
UNICEF pledges assistance to ethnic children in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is committed to working alongside the Vietnamese Government to assist ethnic children and those living in far-flung areas.

UNICEF pledges assistance to ethnic children in Vietnam
Institute serves as cultural bridge between Vietnam, France
Institute serves as cultural bridge between Vietnam, France

The Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on November 29 to mark its 40th founding anniversary.

Institute serves as cultural bridge between Vietnam, France
VOV stories honoured at ABU awards ceremony in India
VOV stories honoured at ABU awards ceremony in India

VOV.VN - Three works by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) were honoured at the 59th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly in New Delhi, India, on November 29.

VOV stories honoured at ABU awards ceremony in India
Humanities in Vietnam - RoK relations under discussion
Humanities in Vietnam - RoK relations under discussion

VOV.VN - A conference was held on November 29 in Hanoi to look into the humanities in relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Humanities in Vietnam - RoK relations under discussion
Hanoi and Berlin enjoy growing ties
Hanoi and Berlin enjoy growing ties

VOV.VN - A Hanoi delegation led by Nguyen Thi Tuyen, standing deputy secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, recently went on a working visit to Germany, with a view to promoting friendship and co-operation between Hanoi and Berlin.

Hanoi and Berlin enjoy growing ties
Experts call for Hanoi to become “creative city”
Experts call for Hanoi to become “creative city”

Many of Hanoi’s historical factories are being moved outside the city and experts are united in their calls for these locations to be set up as creative spaces, particularly as Hanoi is working towards joining UNESCO's creative cities network.

Experts call for Hanoi to become “creative city”
Japanese-funded R&D centre opens in Da Nang
Japanese-funded R&D centre opens in Da Nang

VOV.VN - The US$35 million Fujikin Danang Research, Development and Manufacture Centre, funded by Fujikin Incorporated of Japan, has officially opened in the central coastal city of Da Nang.

Japanese-funded R&D centre opens in Da Nang
Traffic accidents down 5.93% in November
Traffic accidents down 5.93% in November

There were 1,111 traffic accidents nationwide from October 15 to November 14, killing 579 people and injuring 833 others, said chief of the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee Tran Huu Minh.

Traffic accidents down 5.93% in November
President commends young Vietnamese literature talent
President commends young Vietnamese literature talent

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Nguyen Binh, a young literature talent who has been honoured with the 2021 National Award for Young Writers for his English translation of Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu).

President commends young Vietnamese literature talent
Exhibition highlights precious documents of Ho Dynasty Citadel
Exhibition highlights precious documents of Ho Dynasty Citadel

An exhibition featuring Thanh Hoa cultural heritage is underway in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, as part of activities held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Exhibition highlights precious documents of Ho Dynasty Citadel
Vietnamese workers in RoK receive legal consultancy
Vietnamese workers in RoK receive legal consultancy

Vietnamese labourers in Gwangju city of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s South Jeolla province and its adjacent areas were given legal advice at a gathering on November 27.

Vietnamese workers in RoK receive legal consultancy
Over 98% of residents in Ho Chi Minh City carry COVID-19 antibodies
Over 98% of residents in Ho Chi Minh City carry COVID-19 antibodies

VOV.VN - More than 98% residents of Ho Chi Minh City – the most populous locality in Vietnam - now possess COVID-19 antibodies, according to a survey announced by the municipal Health Department on November 28.

Over 98% of residents in Ho Chi Minh City carry COVID-19 antibodies
Dak Lak spends more than US$2.2 million to end elephant rides
Dak Lak spends more than US$2.2 million to end elephant rides

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will spend more than VND55.4 billion (US$2.2 million) to convert the model of elephant-riding to elephant-friendly tourism.

Dak Lak spends more than US$2.2 million to end elephant rides
Magnitude three earthquake hits northern border locality
Magnitude three earthquake hits northern border locality

VOV.VN - An earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale jolted Ha Giang city in the northern border mountainous province of the same name on November 28.

Magnitude three earthquake hits northern border locality
Remains of 11 Vietnamese martyrs found in Cambodia
Remains of 11 Vietnamese martyrs found in Cambodia

VOV.VN - As part of efforts to search and collect the remains of national martyrs, team K72 of the Binh Phuoc provincial Military Command have found 11 sets of remains of fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives in Cambodia.

Remains of 11 Vietnamese martyrs found in Cambodia
Strong cold spell to hit Northern Vietnam this week
Strong cold spell to hit Northern Vietnam this week

VOV.VN - A srong cold air wave is moving toward Vietnam from the north and is expected to strike the northern and north-central regions in the middle of this week, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

Strong cold spell to hit Northern Vietnam this week