HCM City establishes Department of Food Safety
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on December 30 announced a decision to set up the city’s Department of Food Safety – the first of its kind in Vietnam.
Popular destinations in major cities crowded on first day of New Year holiday
VOV.VN - Several major tourist destinations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been left packed on the first day of New Year holiday.
More stranded Vietnamese citizens repatriated from northern Myanmar
VOV.VN - Nearly 400 Vietnamese citizens stranded in northern Myanmar due to the ongoing armed conflict there were successfully repatriated on December 30.
MIC contributes significantly to Vietnam’s digital transformation in 2023
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) plays a significant role in the positive development of digital transformation in Vietnam in 2023, stressed Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang at the body’s December 29 conference of year-end review and new-year task deployment.
Sputnik praises Vietnam’s home-grown AI apps
Russia’s news agency Sputnik has lauded the launch of Vietnamese-developed apps as a positive signal, demonstrating the efforts of domestic technology units to gradually reduce reliance on foreign products and improve the accuracy of information containing Vietnam’s historical and cultural values.
COVID-19 test kit case: 25-year sentence for Viet A company chairman
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viet A Technologies JSC Phan Quoc Viet has been sentenced a total of 25 years in prison on charges of "abusing position and power while on duty" and “violating bidding regulations, causing serious damages”, in the COVID-19 test kit case at the Viet A Technologies JSC and the Vietnam Military Medical University (VMMU).
Hanoi arteries go haywire as residents flock to home town for New Year holiday
VOV.VN - Major arteries of Hanoi capital were heavily congested on December 29 afternoon, the last working day of 2023, as residents began travelling to their home town to enjoy their three-day New Year holiday.
Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange has new president
Lieutenant General Nguyen Huu Chinh, former political commissar of the Ministry of National Defence’s General Department of Technology, has been elected as President of the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) for the 2023-2028 tenure.
Ho Chi Minh City police arrest Korean fugitive wanted by Interpol
VOV.VN - A Korean national wanted by Interpol for allegedly running illegal online gambling operations has been arrested by the police in Ho Chi Minh City.
Big steps forwards taken in national digital transformation: Official
2023 has been a successful year for Vietnam in digital transformation with many steps forwards, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung.