Remains of 20 fallen soldiers found in a hamlet in Binh Phuoc
Remains of 20 fallen soldiers found in a hamlet in Binh Phuoc

A working team of the Military Command of the southern province of Binh Phuoc on April 4 discovered the remains of seven war martyrs in Phu Lac hamlet, Thanh Phu commune, Binh Long town, bringing the total number of sets of remains of war martyrs found in the hamlet to 20.

Remains of 20 fallen soldiers found in a hamlet in Binh Phuoc
Children infected with respiratory syncytial virus on the rise in Hanoi
Children infected with respiratory syncytial virus on the rise in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The pediatric department of Thanh Nhan Hospital in Hanoi has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of patients infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Children infected with respiratory syncytial virus on the rise in Hanoi
Vietnam, Laos work together in building startup, innovation ecosystem
Vietnam, Laos work together in building startup, innovation ecosystem

A forum that aims to connect technology researchers, developers, and science and technology management agencies of Vietnam, with Laos’ government agencies and businesses opened in Vientiane on April 4.

Vietnam, Laos work together in building startup, innovation ecosystem
Quang Tri mobilising resources to tackle bomb/mine pollution
Quang Tri mobilising resources to tackle bomb/mine pollution

The central province of Quang Tri has the highest rate of mine and bomb pollution in Vietnam with 81% of the province’s total land area littered with dangerous ordnance of this kind.

Quang Tri mobilising resources to tackle bomb/mine pollution
IT engineer honoured for developing modern radar system
IT engineer honoured for developing modern radar system

Nguyen Nhu Thanh, an IT engineer in Hanoi, takes immense pride in the VRS-MCX radar system, a modern weaponry system that recently won him an award of being one of the top ten outstanding young people of Vietnam in 2022.

IT engineer honoured for developing modern radar system
British NGOs propose ideas for Vietnam’s socio-economic development
British NGOs propose ideas for Vietnam’s socio-economic development

A symposium was held in London on April 3 to discuss how British non-governmental organisations (NGO) that are operating in Vietnam can support the country’s socio-economic development.

British NGOs propose ideas for Vietnam’s socio-economic development
Former Chilean President highlights role of women and gender equality during VN visit
Former Chilean President highlights role of women and gender equality during VN visit

VOV.VN - Michelle Bachelet Jeria, former President of Chile, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and former Executive Director of UN Women led a delegation from Chile on April 3 to talk with female foreign officials and Vietnamese students about the role of female leaders in multilateral organisations, as well as to discuss foreign, political, and social activities.

Former Chilean President highlights role of women and gender equality during VN visit
Vietnamese students win two second prizes at MRC technology contest
Vietnamese students win two second prizes at MRC technology contest

Students' teams from the Water Resources University and Can Tho University of Vietnam won two second prizes for technologies to monitor water level and measure soil moisture in a contest initiated by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), which took place in Vientiane, Laos, on March 30 and 31.

Vietnamese students win two second prizes at MRC technology contest
PM okays plan to build 1 million apartments for low income earners
PM okays plan to build 1 million apartments for low income earners

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has approved a plan to build more than a million apartments for low income earners in urban areas and workers in industrial parks nationwide for 2021-2030.

PM okays plan to build 1 million apartments for low income earners
Overcoming the challenge: Effective solid waste management on a budget
Overcoming the challenge: Effective solid waste management on a budget

VOV.VN - Technology plays an important role in treating and managing solid waste to keep the environment green and clean, however choosing a cost-effective technology is not easy for local management agencies.

Overcoming the challenge: Effective solid waste management on a budget
Mekong Delta to carry out 16 climate change response projects
Mekong Delta to carry out 16 climate change response projects

Sixteen projects worth over VND94 trillion (US$4 billion) are planned to be implemented in the Mekong Delta to help the region respond to climate change.

Mekong Delta to carry out 16 climate change response projects
Vietnam Friendship Village honoured
Vietnam Friendship Village honoured

The Vietnam Friendship Village celebrated its 25th founding anniversary (March 18, 1998) and received the second-class Labour Order at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 3.

Vietnam Friendship Village honoured
Vietnam seeks representatives for Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship
Vietnam seeks representatives for Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

Nearly 2,200 outstanding students of 240 teams from schools, colleges and universities nationwide have taken part in the 2023 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) - Viettel.

Vietnam seeks representatives for Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship
1,436 people killed in traffic accidents in Q1
1,436 people killed in traffic accidents in Q1

VOV.VN - Traffic accidents killed a total of 1,436 people and injured 917 others in during the first three months of the year, marking decreases of 14.3% and 3.2% respectively against the same period from last year.

1,436 people killed in traffic accidents in Q1
Hanoi boosts use of drones in agriculture production
Hanoi boosts use of drones in agriculture production

Many districts, communes in Hanoi have actively promoted the use of drones in agriculture production - the first step in boosting hi-tech farming and joining the global farm produce supply chain in the coming time for the spring 2023 crop.

Hanoi boosts use of drones in agriculture production
Lao, Cambodian students learn about Vietnamese revolution's history
Lao, Cambodian students learn about Vietnamese revolution's history

More than 80 Lao and Cambodian students who are studying in Ho Chi Minh City took part in a programme to learn about the revolutionary history in the city held by the municipal Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on April 2.

Lao, Cambodian students learn about Vietnamese revolution's history
Four dies, five injured as truck overturned in central Vietnam
Four dies, five injured as truck overturned in central Vietnam

VOV.VN - At least four people have died and five others have been injured after a truck flipped over and became wedged against the foot of a cliff in the south central province of Phu Yen on April 3.

Four dies, five injured as truck overturned in central Vietnam
Vietnam elected vice president of Asia-Pacific UNESCO Clubs and Associations
Vietnam elected vice president of Asia-Pacific UNESCO Clubs and Associations

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been elected vice president of the Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (AFUCA) at the federation’s 26th executive board meeting held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 2.

Vietnam elected vice president of Asia-Pacific UNESCO Clubs and Associations
Sick Philippine sailor brought ashore for treatment in Khanh Hoa
Sick Philippine sailor brought ashore for treatment in Khanh Hoa

A Philippine sailor who had fallen ill aboard a Panama-flagged cargo ship was brought ashore for treatment at a hospital in Nha Trang city in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on April 1 night.

Sick Philippine sailor brought ashore for treatment in Khanh Hoa
Museum honours Italian doctor who identified SARS in Vietnam
Museum honours Italian doctor who identified SARS in Vietnam

Carlo Urbani Museum, named after an Italian doctor who identified severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Vietnam in 2003 and then died of the disease, was officially opened on April 1 in his hometown of Castelplanio, Italy’s Ancona province.

Museum honours Italian doctor who identified SARS in Vietnam
4th MRC International Conference of Stakeholders opens in Vientiane
4th MRC International Conference of Stakeholders opens in Vientiane

The 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) International Conference of Stakeholders was opened on April 2 in Vientiane, Laos with the theme 'Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong'.

4th MRC International Conference of Stakeholders opens in Vientiane
HCM City warns of overlapping diseases
HCM City warns of overlapping diseases

The Ho Chi Minh City government has urged local medical facilities to take action in response to the spread of dengue fever and the Marburg virus.

HCM City warns of overlapping diseases
Vietnam’s first game festival held in HCM City
Vietnam’s first game festival held in HCM City

Vietnam GameVerse 2023, the first of its kind for game lovers, kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 1.

Vietnam’s first game festival held in HCM City
Hanoi to turn 78 sites into underground public parking lots
Hanoi to turn 78 sites into underground public parking lots

The capital city of Hanoi plans to establish underground public car parks at 78 sites across four central districts, as confirmed by the municipal People's Committee.

Hanoi to turn 78 sites into underground public parking lots
Germany ready to support Vietnam in energy transition process
Germany ready to support Vietnam in energy transition process

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Embassy in Germany in collaboration with the Vietnamese Innovation Network in Europe (VINEU) organised a seminar on March 31 on strengthening co-operation within the framework of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) program towards net zero emissions target for Vietnam by 2050.

Germany ready to support Vietnam in energy transition process
Remains of over 19,300 martyrs repatriated in past decade
Remains of over 19,300 martyrs repatriated in past decade

The remains of 19,357 Vietnamese martyrs have been found, repatriated and reburied in the 2013-2022 period, heard a conference in Hanoi on March 31.

Remains of over 19,300 martyrs repatriated in past decade
People with autism helped to integrate
People with autism helped to integrate

VOV.VN - The United Nations will observe World Autism Awareness Day (April 2) with a global virtual event themed “Transformation: Toward a Neuro-Inclusive World for All”, with this theme the UN stresses the need to improve the life quality of autistic people and calls on the public to support these people.

People with autism helped to integrate
New Vietnamese language teaching programme on air
New Vietnamese language teaching programme on air

A ceremony to launch a TV programme “Chao Tieng Viet” (Hello Vietnamese language) and a contest to seek ambassadors of Vietnamese language aboard was held in Hanoi on March 31 by the Vietnam Education Publishing House, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs and Vietnam Television (VTV).

New Vietnamese language teaching programme on air
Programme helps strengthen Vietnam-Australia friendship
Programme helps strengthen Vietnam-Australia friendship

A friendship exchange programme was held in Hanoi on March 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations (February 26).

Programme helps strengthen Vietnam-Australia friendship
PM extends greetings to Khmer people on Chol Chnam Thmay festival
PM extends greetings to Khmer people on Chol Chnam Thmay festival

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter offering greetings to Khmer ethnic people on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festival 2023.

PM extends greetings to Khmer people on Chol Chnam Thmay festival